Robert Podboy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 OK this is a NAN cart A towed unit that provides a mobile source of compressed nitrogen to recharge aircraft nitrogen systems. Why is the compressed nitrogen needed / where is it used on a C-130? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre623 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Struts, accumulators and tires. It is used (no moisture) instead of compressed air to keep down corrosion. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry myers Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Struts, accumulators and tires. It is used (no moisture) instead of compressed air to keep down corrosion. Bill So, does C-130 tech data mandate use of nitrogen in lieu of compressed air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherBoi Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nitrogen is the preferred source of dry gas because it is more stable and less suceptible to temperature and pressure changes as compared to dry air which has oxygen in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry myers Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nitrogen is the preferred source of dry gas because it is more stable and less suceptible to temperature and pressure changes as compared to dry air which has oxygen in it. Kael, What I'm trying to ascertain is what current C-130 tech data allows me to use, for example, to inflate a tire. Is compressed air permissible? I don't have access to herk tech data so I'm at your mercy. Be safe over there. Regards, Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVS Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Kael, What I'm trying to ascertain is what current C-130 tech data allows me to use, for example, to inflate a tire. Is compressed air permissible? I don't have access to herk tech data so I'm at your mercy. Be safe over there. Regards, Myers When I was in,from '61 to '65,both in Europe and the states, if tires ,struts or accumulators needed service we called for either a low air pack or a high air pack.The only hi pr bottles we had was for gaseous O2.In later years in private industry(military contracts) we were required to use dry nitrogen for tires/struts/accumumlators if at all possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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