30-07-2019, 10:02 AM
Just picked up this thread and was surprised to learn how high a temperature had been found in scuttle tanks.
Some time ago, when there was discussion about the more volatile components of today's petrol, I did a little experiment - all in the open air, away from any sources of ignition! I heated a pan of water indoors to about 80C. Back outdoors, I poured some petrol into a bean can and popped in a thermometer. When the can was immersed in the pan of hot water the petrol soon boiled at a mere 40C!!!! It only boiled for a short time and most of the petrol remained in the can. Such is the volatility! Maybe others would care to do a repeat to see if the same is found today.
Some time ago, when there was discussion about the more volatile components of today's petrol, I did a little experiment - all in the open air, away from any sources of ignition! I heated a pan of water indoors to about 80C. Back outdoors, I poured some petrol into a bean can and popped in a thermometer. When the can was immersed in the pan of hot water the petrol soon boiled at a mere 40C!!!! It only boiled for a short time and most of the petrol remained in the can. Such is the volatility! Maybe others would care to do a repeat to see if the same is found today.