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| Thread ID: 137554 | 2014-07-20 08:33:00 | Why does the fuel tank not explode? | mzee (3324) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1379695 | 2014-07-26 23:43:00 | Agree with Billy it all comes back to vapor/oxygen mix, take diesel for instance very hard to ignite, but watch what happens with diesel foam, Boom:horrified | Arnie (6624) | ||
| 1379696 | 2014-07-27 12:26:00 | Agree with Billy it all comes back to vapor/oxygen mix, take diesel for instance very hard to ignite, but watch what happens with diesel foam, Boom:horrified So, If the tank is almost empty and the cap is off, or ventilated there must be a stage where the fuel/air ratio would support combustion, in which case any bad connection to the pump or fuel gauge could set it off. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1379697 | 2014-07-27 22:15:00 | yes there is a stage where air/ful ratio is close enough. guys have been killed when welding tanks. but bad connections causing a spark big enough to ignite it.......extremely remote. voltage is to low and allowable current is fairly low to. theres a much bigger risk of rubber hose splitting leaking fuel and catching fire. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1379698 | 2014-07-27 22:20:00 | Nothing that electricity can do to the fuel tank can compare even remotely to the risks posed by a teenager. ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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