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I think "rapidly expanding and exothermic" is equivalent to "explosive" at least functionally.
by lanstin 6y ago
I think "rapidly expanding and exothermic" is equivalent to "explosive" at least functionally.
- SAI_Peregrinus 6y agoI'd agree that it's explosive. I suspect they were trying to make a distinction between a detonation and a deflagration. A detonation is an explosion with a supersonic shock wave. A deflagration is an explosion without such a shock wave. An oil fire getting water dumped on it is a deflagration, but almost certainly not a detonation. A metal fire getting water dumped on it can result in a detonation. Detonations are vastly more destructive in general than deflagrations.
- sonofhans 6y agoExactly that. Thank you. You know better words for it than I do :)