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To: dybdahl who wrote (95433)	7/3/2008 12:36:18 PM
From: philv	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

There is also the problem of icing up, which occurs when very high pressure air, possibly at high temps, goes through decompression at which time any moisture in the air condenses & can form ice crystals. It can be overcome by air dryers, but that is another problem. Even if no ice is formed, water in air is a big problem, even in small quantities. The cost of compressing air, the energy used in doing it, the required cooling of the compressed air, and the inherent danger of all that energy trapped in a vessel, makes me skeptical about the viability of this concept. Are there any working models todate?