2007-01-04 03:34:15 · 7 answers · asked by JeanPierrePotvin 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
yeah it is correct...to burn diesel it is necessary to atomize the gasoil...in particulary cases it is necessary to preheat diesel to make the combustion better than if diesel is on ambient temperatur
2007-01-04 03:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by chuperro 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even a tank full of gasoline will not explode like they show them in them in the movies. If heated to a very high temperature, it may explode, but even then pressure is needed for an actual explosion. Diesel is simular in most respects, but can actually be more explosive in the right, or should i say wrong conditions.
2007-01-04 11:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by David G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Diesel, when stimulated, explodes with far greater force than gasoline. It is not as volatile (vaporous) and so does not offer danger at as great a distance from the source. Also, gasoline will totally evaporate from a metal surface when exposed to moving air for a short time. Diesel tends to cling.
2007-01-04 11:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Diesel fuel needs to be under pressure or in an atomized state to combust. It is difficult for diesel to catch fire, which is why it is the fuel of choice on ships and cruising boats. In WW II, tanks (except American tanks) were designed to run on diesel fuel because of its difficulty in catching fire. Many of the early Russian tanks had external fuel tanks. Their was very little danger to the tank crews if the enemy fired on those external fuel tanks.
2007-01-04 12:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by Stan the Rocker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the diesel is a fuel
and fuel can explode
but both the diesel and the gasoline must turn first to gaseous state before burning
but this happens as soon as the diesel or the gasoline just when they be in the atmospheric pressure
2007-01-04 11:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by HuMaN being 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My understanding is that liquid diesel is flammable but not combustible.
2007-01-04 11:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by Mr 51 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it needs to be atomized, made into a vapor.
2007-01-04 11:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by justme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋