Flammable diesel?

[noelex]

Obviously, you can get diesel burning, and a proper diesel fire isn't something I want to be anywhere near, unless it's well confined in a heater but, just supposing someone dropped a cigarette in a shallow puddle of diesel, and it acted as a wick, you've now got a small oil lamp flame; I just can't see it spreading, any more than the flame of a candle spreads over the molten wax. One plod with his size 11 - or even a lady plod with her size 5 could deal with it.

Even this size fire would not be good if it was not contained in a metal box.
This was started with a small fingernail sized piece of lit paper and diesel, nothing else.

 

[noelex]

Might be a slight airbourne fibre particulate hazard, especially from asbestos, but perhaps also from glass fibre. Maybe less than the particulates from paper, though.

Cigarette papers might be convenient, and cigarettes are obviously good for you, otherwise they wouldn't be legal.

Thanks for your warning.

The waste products of the combustion end up outside the boat rather than in the cabin, but it is a good point to still be careful of the composition of anything in the burn chamber.

 

[ducked]

Thanks for your warning.

The waste products of the combustion end up outside the boat rather than in the cabin, but it is a good point to still be careful of the composition of anything in the burn chamber.

Likely allmost everything will go up the flue while its on.

But when its off, and a reverse draft down the chimney stirs up the friable residues?

But maybe that cant happen.

You of course know your heater a lot better than I do.

 

[billskip]

Combustible means a liquid can be made to release explosive vapours (usually by heating), flammable means it releases explosive vapours at ambient temperature. A liquid doesn't need to be flammable to be a decent fuel.

I read what you wrote differently...its an age thing.....

 

[ylop]

Combustible means a liquid can be made to release explosive vapours (usually by heating), flammable means it releases explosive vapours at ambient temperature. A liquid doesn't need to be flammable to be a decent fuel.

explosive? not on any of the definitions I've ever worked with - explosiveness (I made that up) is usually a function of the ratio of oxygen to fuel not simpy temperature. Your flammability/combustibility distinction was generally a valid point.

 

[Humblebee]

I haven't tried it with diesel but a cigarette will not ignite petrol or butane gas. I think it's something to do with the same principle as a Davey lamp which uses a fine gauze to contain the flame of a miner's lamp. It's not something I would risk in practise but I've demonstrated it often enough in controlled circumstances. For those who still smoke, try lighting a cigarette, blowing out the flame of a gas lighter then holding the lit cigarette in the gas from the lighter. It won't ignite. But I repeat - don't take chances with cigarettes or matches near flammable material!

 

[newtothis]

I haven't tried it with diesel but a cigarette will not ignite petrol or butane gas. I think it's something to do with the same principle as a Davey lamp which uses a fine gauze to contain the flame of a miner's lamp. It's not something I would risk in practise but I've demonstrated it often enough in controlled circumstances. For those who still smoke, try lighting a cigarette, blowing out the flame of a gas lighter then holding the lit cigarette in the gas from the lighter. It won't ignite. But I repeat - don't take chances with cigarettes or matches near flammable material!

Cigarettes are there to be smoked. They're not toys.

 

[ducked]

Cigarettes are there to be smoked. They're not toys.

Bill Shankley(?) quote (on soccer) would seem to apply.

Some people think its a matter of life and death
I assure you, its much more serious than that.