I was hoping to capitalize on someone else's experience. I haven't got a
design in mind yet that I am confident will not involve the fire
department. I will keep it on the back burner, though! :-)
There was a discussion, I think on this list, about just what flash point
means. It doesn't mean that it bursts into flame at 105F. It means it can
support combustion at 105F. Below that, you can put a cigarette out in
it. Otherwise, parts washers all around Arizona would be bursting into
spontaneous flame. At least, this is the explanation I was given. I am
not at all confident of my facts on this subject, so don't consider me to
be an authority.
I do remember a story about someone attempting arson by putting pots of
gasoline on the stove. Fire Department arrived to find boiling gasoline,
but no fire. Apparently, people smelled the gas.
I did find this on the web, at http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/flashpoint.html
Flash Point Definition
* Flash point is the lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an
ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid. The lower the
flash point, the easier it is to ignite the material.
For example, gasoline has a flash point of -40 degrees C (-40 F) and
is more flammable than ethylene glycol (antifreeze) which has a flash point
of 111 degrees C (232 F).
-Steve
At 03:08 PM 1/14/02 -0600, Elton Clark wrote:
>I really hope that 105 degree temp is not right: That's the possible daily
>high temp for all of July and August where I live . .
>
>Tony
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