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Best way to heat a Large Compressed Gas Cylinder?
I have large nitrous oxide cylinder that I fill my own 10 lb. bottle for my car with. I need to figure out a more efficient way to heat the large bottle.
Current Ideas: Reptile heating pad, Electric Heat tape (trace), Electric blanket.
The hotter the better, thanks.
I didn't know that NOS needed to be heated. Seems like a big bomb. But maybe they ice up like propane. Also why such a big bottle? If its just the gas that needs heated then make a coil out of SS tubing and heat that. Then just the gas you use is heated and not the whole thing. It stays cool and safe. You could even wrap the tubing around the exhaust pipe. Get a laser thermometer and check the temp at different areas before and after the cat to get the best place. Don't want it too hot!!
Anyway, the heating pads and blanket use 120VAC and a lot of it. More than a big battery and an inverter (Vector.com) would make without several hundred bucks and some tonnage. Though a 60, 75 or 100 Watt oil pan heater (NAPA) might work but still needs AC power. And they get HOT. If you use an oil pan heater make sure you get high temp RTV and glue the pad to a heavy metal plate or it will burn up prematurely. Also, check out 120V battery blankets. You could wrap up the bottle pretty good with that. Or wrap the tubing around a cylinder and use the battery blanket on that. Could you rig up a thermostat and control the high end of the scale?
I just think you'll have to drive around for an hour to get the bottle warm enough to meet your target temp. You could plug it into a 120V outlet at home before you go driving then switch it to the on-board inverter to keep it there.
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