{"id":796,"date":"2022-07-14T17:39:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/?page_id=796"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:37:14","slug":"molecularsieve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/molecularsieve\/","title":{"rendered":"Molecular Sieve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-center uagb-columns__gap-0 alignfull uagb-block-bf3dcd99 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-d31aa756\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:160px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1715\" height=\"527\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-64\" alt=\"Kennedy Space Center Propellants and Life Support Branch\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/PropsHero01.jpg\" style=\"object-position:52% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 100%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e4f95508\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">IR-3 Molecular Sieve<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-0 alignwide uagb-block-dfd08ea5 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-60a7f54e\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p>The KSC molecular sieve is used to reduce the iron and water (as nitric acid) content of N2O4. The molecular sieve is available to support all KSC and CCAFS programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table alignwide advgb-table-frontend is-style-default\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Equipment<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">IR-3 Molecular Sieve<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">8&#8242; long X 76&#8243;&#8216; wide X 8&#8217;1&#8243; Tall<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">4,340 lbs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>DOT Code<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">Not applicable, KSC\/CCAFS use only.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>MAWP<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">150 psig<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Operating Pressure<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">0-50 psig<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Relief Valve Setting<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">150 psig<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Filter Rating<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">0.2 micron absolute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Approved Fluids<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">N2O4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\"><strong>Other Features<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#dddddd;border-right-color:#dddddd;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;border-left-color:#dddddd;border-width:1px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0\" data-border-color=\"#dddddd\">Move with Forklift.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KSC molecular sieve is used to reduce the iron and water (as nitric acid) content of N2O4. 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