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Re: Diesel Tank Explosion
Posted by:
Gerald Hurst (IP Logged)
Date: July 01, 2008 07:56AM
"Thin" fuels such as foams, aerosols, dusts, etc. have high surface area to mass ratios, which makes them susceptible to heating by small thermal sources and also highly reactive because of the large fuel/air interface.