Viewing: Lowest Flashpoint Petrol or Diesel

***waynne*** · 29-12-2008, 11:42 AM

Without explaining your answer or showing your workings please answer the following simple question.

We will then discuss this when we have a pool of answers.

Which has the lowest flash point? Petrol or Diesel?

***HDi fun*** · 29-12-2008, 02:07 PM

Petrol has the lower flashpoint

**wizzer** · 29-12-2008, 03:33 PM

Im going with Diesel.

**pgarner** · 29-12-2008, 04:17 PM

petrol

**prevtec** · 29-12-2008, 04:37 PM

petrol

***HDi fun*** · 29-12-2008, 07:39 PM

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***old-git*** · 29-12-2008, 08:08 PM

According to Wiki

Petrol <-40 deg C
Diesel +52-96 deg C

Next question

**turbonutter69** · 29-12-2008, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old-git

According to Wiki

Petrol <-40 deg C
Diesel +52-96 deg C

Next question

Cheat.....

***HDi fun*** · 29-12-2008, 09:34 PM

Diesel's actually quite hard to ignite. Chuck a lighted match into a bucket of diesel and it'll simply go out.

***old-git*** · 29-12-2008, 11:17 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by old-git

According to Wiki

Petrol <-40 deg C
Diesel +52-96 deg C

Next question

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbonutter69

Cheat.....

Well, at least I didn't claim to already know

***HDi fun*** · 29-12-2008, 11:26 PM

Incidentally, I suggest that you DO NOT apply naked flames to combustible materials. My comment was for illustrative purposes only. I don't want anyone going and getting hurt and then trying to sue HDi.

***old-git*** · 29-12-2008, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HDi fun

Incidentally, I suggest that you DO NOT apply naked flames to combustible materials. My comment was for illustrative purposes only. I don't want anyone going and getting hurt and then trying to sue HDi.

Bu**er! Too late!

***HDi fun*** · 29-12-2008, 11:57 PM

ooops. I'd best avail myself of my tucked away legal resources and try to defend positively instructing people go around chucking matches in buckets of petrol

I shall counter-sue. British Petroleum must cease manufacturing inflammable petrol. The Ship company must stop making matches that can be set alight. NEFF must stop making ovens that get hot on the inside.

Very dangerous.

***waynne*** · 30-12-2008, 11:40 AM

Well done! When I was asked I chose diesel (like Wizzer) thinking it was less flammible than petrol and this is what flashpoint meant.

Most of us have a good grasp of flashpoint, the point at which the fuel ignites. I presume there was a lot of cheating going on here.

**turbonutter69** · 30-12-2008, 12:05 PM

It's not acually the liquid that Ignites its the fumes...

***HDi fun*** · 30-12-2008, 01:18 PM

So when do we get to start lobbing Molatov cocktails at Uncle Gordon then?

**turbonutter69** · 30-12-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HDi fun

So when do we get to start lobbing Molatov cocktails at Uncle Gordon then?

I'm up for that lol.....

***old-git*** · 30-12-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by waynne

Well done! When I was asked I chose diesel (like Wizzer) thinking it was less flammible than petrol and this is what flashpoint meant.

Most of us have a good grasp of flashpoint, the point at which the fuel ignites. I presume there was a lot of cheating going on here.

Define cheating.

When asked a question, I will either respond immediately if I know the answer or do some research prior to responding if not sure. Are you saying that this is cheating? In that case burn all books!

In this instance, I knew that the flashpoint of petrol is lower than diesel (as did HD) but looked up the actual temperatures. I consider this to be learning not cheating

Right Waynne, now that I have got that off my chest - you were going somewhere with this.............

**gendox** · 30-12-2008, 03:11 PM

what about bio fuels ? like your chippy diesel

***HDi fun*** · 30-12-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gendox

what about bio fuels ? like your chippy diesel

I'd imagine they behave much like mineral diesel fuels.

**gendox** · 30-12-2008, 03:24 PM

mineral diesel lol ? confused i havent even touched a diesel pump lol

***HDi fun*** · 30-12-2008, 04:28 PM

Mineral diesel is the conventional stuff that is extracted from crude oil.

**turbonutter69** · 31-12-2008, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old-git

Define cheating.

When asked a question, I will either respond immediately if I know the answer or do some research prior to responding if not sure. Are you saying that this is cheating? In that case burn all books!

In this instance, I knew that the flashpoint of petrol is lower than diesel (as did HD) but looked up the actual temperatures. I consider this to be learning not cheating

Right Waynne, now that I have got that off my chest - you were going somewhere with this.............

You still cheated lol

This question really was obvious because diesel engine have glow plugs to fire it up where as the petrol engine will start with just a spark...

***HDi fun*** · 31-12-2008, 02:11 AM

Err, no. Glow plugs are only there with indirect injection diesels to deal with a cold start.

THe direct HDI ones don't need them at all unless we're dealing with -15 or worse.

**turbonutter69** · 31-12-2008, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by HDi fun

Err, no. Glow plugs are only there with indirect injection diesels to deal with a cold start.

THe direct HDI ones don't need them at all unless we're dealing with -15 or worse.

Well I stand corrected on that. But petrol will ignite quicker than diesel so I was still right in a way