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by Bob Axtell-3
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Kerosene is VERY difficult to ignite. Kerosene is similar to aviation
jet fuel, and yes this _IS_ what is used in underwater seismic pods.
But if you insist, use mineral oil instead. 'Course, it will burn as well....
On 6/26/09, Carl Denk <cdenk@...> wrote:
> And then within a narrow range of mixture ratios. But even then there
> could be a big boom I suppose. The variable resistance fuel level
> sending units are used by the zillions, but it doesn't seem to be a
> problem. It's just chaffed wires in airline fuel tanks. I tend to
> believe that a tank is a small confined space, and it doesn't take much
> available gasoline, or whatever fuel to create a saturated vapor
> atmosphere, which is a ratio well above the explosive limit. And the
> time the atmosphere is within the limits of being dangerous is very
> limited. When fueling aircraft with gasoline, the concern is with a
> spark just outside the fill point. This is also with autos, and someone
> that walks up with a static charge, and sets the area off into flame. :(
>
> Olin Lathrop wrote:
>> solarwind wrote:
>>
>>> What happens if there is a few sparks? Will it be a fire hazard?
>>>
>>
>> Not without oxygen.
>>
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jet fuel, and yes this _IS_ what is used in underwater seismic pods.
But if you insist, use mineral oil instead. 'Course, it will burn as well....
On 6/26/09, Carl Denk <cdenk@...> wrote:
> And then within a narrow range of mixture ratios. But even then there
> could be a big boom I suppose. The variable resistance fuel level
> sending units are used by the zillions, but it doesn't seem to be a
> problem. It's just chaffed wires in airline fuel tanks. I tend to
> believe that a tank is a small confined space, and it doesn't take much
> available gasoline, or whatever fuel to create a saturated vapor
> atmosphere, which is a ratio well above the explosive limit. And the
> time the atmosphere is within the limits of being dangerous is very
> limited. When fueling aircraft with gasoline, the concern is with a
> spark just outside the fill point. This is also with autos, and someone
> that walks up with a static charge, and sets the area off into flame. :(
>
> Olin Lathrop wrote:
>> solarwind wrote:
>>
>>> What happens if there is a few sparks? Will it be a fire hazard?
>>>
>>
>> Not without oxygen.
>>
>>
>> ********************************************************************
>> Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products
>> (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000.
>>
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