I am trying to figure out how flammable diesel is and if you were driving a deisel car and it got in an accident, would there be an explosion liket here would be in a gasolin car? I have heard that tanks in WWII that were deisel did not explod when hit, is this true?
2006-09-24 08:51:45 · 4 answers · asked by hellcat3000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
diesel is hard to ignite, even with a lighting match. And it does not explode [no more than petrol does!] It simply ingnites. But ever so slowly compared with petrol!
2006-09-24 08:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by SouthOckendon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I'm afraid lots of tanks exploded in WWII. They carry explosive rounds. The vapor pressure determines how flammable a fuel is. I would search on "vapor pressure" and diesel.
2006-09-24 09:01:17 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of the least flammable fuels
2006-09-24 09:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try here for a lot of facts on Diesel.
http://www.e-diesel.org/fuel.htm#A1
2006-09-24 09:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by madjer21755 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋