Does it even burn when it’s not under pressure? I know that diesel doesn’t.
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 day ago
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It super does though the specific characteristics vary depending on wheee it was extracted (iirc crude from the canadian oil sands is borderline explosive)
deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
That’s US domestic crude which is famously volatile. I’d be curious to see what Venezeula’s oil is like. I’ve heard it’s similar to the shitty heavy crude from the Middle East, which the US has facilities to process, unlike the domestic oil they produce which has to be processed elsewhere.
Ach@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Oil has a high flash point. You can throw a lit flare in an oil drum and it will take a surprising amount of time for the oil around it to heat up enough to ignite.
Gladaed@feddit.org 1 day ago
There is no one kind of oil.
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
This is only if you’re talking absolute pressure.
At one atmosphere in air, diesel will burn. It just won’t self ignite.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 21 hours ago
What do you mean? You can throw a lighted match into a diesel tank and nothing will happen.
vogi@piefed.social 1 day ago
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