On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:55:22 +0200, "Fredrik Eriksson"
<fe79}--at--{yahoo}--dot--{com> wrote:
>>> That depends on the flame.
>>>
>>
>> Yip! A thermite lance or a nova will do it ;)
>
>A match will do just as well.
I was talking about the specific case of petrol vapour from a pump/fuel tank in
the open air.
Of course petrol is inflammable but in the above circumstance the air/vapour mix
goes from too rich to too lean very quickly.
Trust me :) I used to be in charge of a Fire and Gas section when I worked on an
Oil Rig.
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Regards
Stephen
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