Re: OT - Buncefield

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:21:49 GMT, George Middleton
<gzorge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I see it rather differently.
>
>Oil is used in Diesel engines (not aircraft) and is ignited by the high
>temperature of the compressed air in the cylinder.
>
>Gasoline is used in reciprocating land and aircraft engines and is
>burned by mixing it with air and igniting it with a spark plug.
>
>Kerosene (paraffin) is used in jet engines and it is fed into the flame
>in the combustion chambers. It is difficult to ignite when exposed to
>air unless it is first atomised to get a good mix. (Which is actually a
>*bad* mix)
>
>I do not know of any fuel that ignites on contact with air. Surely it
>would be too dangerous to use.

And then there's methanol which is an alchohol used in Champ Car
Racing, which burns with an invisible flame.

Okay, it's neither relevant nor interesting, but it's just about
everything I know on the subject and I was feeling left out. ;o)

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