Ivar T Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 ... you had a tank full of easy ignitable fluid, and through the bottom of that tank there's a thin pipe that goes to a tank of oxygen. There's enough pressure in this tank to make a steady stream of oxygen bubles appear in the other tank. The pipe has ventilation that prevents fluid from passing through the pipe. Would it be possible to make the oxygen bubles begin to burn in the tank filled with ignitable fluid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Oxygen is a fuel, not a spark. Wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcX Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Promised that there's enough pressure in the first tank (filled with ignitable fluid) to cause high temperature that's possible For instance, if you ever look into the engine that uses diesel rather than normal fuel The process occurs inside the engine requires no spark, but just extreme high pressure by piston to raise up the temperature and ignite the diesel. (Pressure high = temperate high) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 High pressure does cause high temp, but that wasn't what Ivar was asking. He was asking if oxygen could burn, and if one were to raise the pressure enough so that the fluid would catch, the whole thing would burst into flames... not just the oxygen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar T Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 if one were to raise the pressure enough so that the fluid would catch, the whole thing would burst into flames... not just the oxygen. If that was the case a lot of it would catch without contact with oxygen, is that possible? I'm mainly just wondering whether you could get gases to burn in liquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcX Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 It's absolutely possible, but I don't think that's much practical to be use. Like I said, in diesel engine, there's no spark required to ignite the diesel, it's just using high pressure. And if the bubbles of oxygen you used to pass through the liquid form fuel has enough temperature, the fuel will be ignited by burning the oxygen. HOWEVER, I think the flame will follow the path of the oxygen into the tank full of oxygen, and cause huge explosion, which is not practical. Just piece of comment (as an undergraduate engineer), correct me if anything wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar T Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deospeon Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Oxygen is a fuel, not a spark. Wouldn't work. I second that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokothemonkey Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Oxygen is a fuel, not a spark. Wouldn't work. I second that! I third it. Wow you people are smart Oxygen can be raised in tempurature, but I don't think you can actualy 'burn' it. Don't take my word for it though EDIT: here is a good resource for oxygens flammability: click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Oxygen is a fuel, not a spark. Wouldn't work. I second that! I third it. Wow you people are smart Oxygen can be raised in tempurature, but I don't think you can actualy 'burn' it. Don't take my word for it though Stop bringing back old topics. This thread is 5 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokothemonkey Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Oxygen is a fuel, not a spark. Wouldn't work. I second that! I third it. Wow you people are smart Oxygen can be raised in tempurature, but I don't think you can actualy 'burn' it. Don't take my word for it though Stop bringing back old topics. This thread is 5 months old. but it's so quiet here... nothing else has new posts I don't mean to necromance or whatever it's called. I still haven't adjusted to the fact of how small these forums are. I realy need to stop posting so much...or just move on back to yoyogames forums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friedebarth Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 if one were to raise the pressure enough so that the fluid would catch, the whole thing would burst into flames... not just the oxygen. If that was the case a lot of it would catch without contact with oxygen, is that possible? I'm mainly just wondering whether you could get gases to burn in liquid. Pump methane into water from below and you have it... ...that is, if you have the right concentration and the right amount and the right temperature etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegolden1 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 You guys are really good. I'll have to contact my chemistry teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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