Gas Storage in Orbit

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Thread: Gas Storage in Orbit

# 17075 byvictoriatangoman on Oct. 23, 2002, 3:25 a.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

> What do you suppose would happen to has gas once its liquified and
then
> vented into dark space area?
>
> You would have the relatively small amount of energy to liquify
and then
> store it as you please as frozen liquid?
>
> curious since I usually dont think these out normally...

It would turn back into a gas.

I modify my previous answer where I thought you might get some gas
turning into a liquid as a million to one shot. I now think its
impossible.

The reason it would turn turn back to a gas is that the liquid state
of O2 and N2 is a function of temperature and pressure. You've
identified one component of the equation with "dark space" but that
still leaves pressure unaccounted for.

That's why we don't have interstellar space freezing solid :) No
pressure.