What exactly is LOX? LOX stands for Liquid Oxygen. LOX is pale blue, nonviscous, water like fluid that boils at -297°F. At atmospheric pressure, it is 1.14 times heavier than water and weighs 2.5123 pounds per liter. LOX, when converted to gaseous oxygen, at 70°F, expands to approximately 860 times its original volume. So one liter of LOX expands to about 860 liters of gas. Liquid to gas expansion at atmospheric pressure is shown below.
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