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Combustion is a function of surface area, fuel/air temperature, mixing, oxygen supply. If you were to vaporize this fuel in a hot, high-oxygen environment, it w
by acyou 3y ago
Combustion is a function of surface area, fuel/air temperature, mixing, oxygen supply. If you were to vaporize this fuel in a hot, high-oxygen environment, it would burn, like pretty much any other fuel.
The title is a little misleading, the fuel is most certainly not fire-safe. It is, after all, a fuel. A better title might be "Scientists vaporize ionic combustion fuels using an electric current".
- xhkkffbf 3y agoI suppose it is slightly misleading, but it still could be true for many intents and purposes. For instance, a fire marshal once explained that kerosene had a much higher temperature of evaporation than gasoline. You could put a cigarette out in the first but not the second. That can make a big difference even though kero will start on fire pretty quickly in other circumstances.
- dotancohen 3y agoI've seen cigarettes put out in gasoline - including once when somebody thought it was a jug of diesel so didn't really take any precautions. It's amazing how we live through our teenage years sometimes.
- xhkkffbf 3y agoI suppose the ambient temperature makes a big difference. Shoot, I've been winter camping and even propane won't work because it's too cold. That's why the stove companies make special cartridges for winter camping.
- acyou 3y agoHere's a question: what criteria would a substance need to meet in order to be properly termed a fire-safe fuel? I'm thinking that for combustion fuels, fire-safe fuel may be a contradiction in terms, where no such criteria could be written.