It super does though the specific characteristics vary depending on wheee it was extracted (iirc crude from the canadian oil sands is borderline explosive)
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 month ago
Does it even burn when it’s not under pressure? I know that diesel doesn’t.
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deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
That’s US domestic crude which is famously volatile. I’d be curious to see what Venezeula’s oil is like. I’ve heard it’s similar to the shitty heavy crude from the Middle East, which the US has facilities to process, unlike the domestic oil they produce which has to be processed elsewhere.
Ach@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Oil has a high flash point. You can throw a lit flare in an oil drum and it will take a surprising amount of time for the oil around it to heat up enough to ignite.
Gladaed@feddit.org 1 month ago
There is no one kind of oil.
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
This is only if you’re talking absolute pressure.
At one atmosphere in air, diesel will burn. It just won’t self ignite.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 month ago
What do you mean? You can throw a lighted match into a diesel tank and nothing will happen.
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Just because a match goes out doesn’t mean it won’t burn.
Also a tank keeps the oxygen level low.
Pour some in a cup. Then present a lit torch (not British torch) to the top of the diesel.
Unless it’s way too cold out, it’ll light up.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I think crude oil burns quite well
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