I would like to ask whether oil will catch fire and explode when it comes into contact with 1.0 Mpa steam?
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I would like to ask whether oil will catch fire and explode when it comes into contact with 1.0 Mpa steam?
This question is too general. What type of oil does the original poster mean – a mixture or a pure substance? What are its density, flash point, boiling range and other properties? Additionally, the temperature range from saturation to superheating for steam at 1.0 Mpa also varies
This post was last edited by qugd on 2020-7-9 09:34. Oil is a general term; it refers to a specific substance. If silanes and boranes are considered oils, then they will burn or even explode when exposed to water vapor. Alkyl aluminums also have similar properties. However, soy sauce will not burn or explode under high-temperature steam conditions; it will only turn the meat into marinated meat. Furthermore, at high temperatures, the process of producing olefins through steam cracking can also be viewed as a process in which oil is strongly oxidized and dehydrogenated by water vapor; it can also be understood as a form of partial combustion, as alkanes are oxidized to olefins or alkynes.
One should first check whether the elements of an explosion are present Generally, combustion occurs first and then explosion follows. The three essential elements for combustion are a combustible gas (or liquid), oxygen, and a source of ignition or sufficient temperature; none of these can be missing Oil and gas will explode only when they are within the explosion limit range (upper and lower limits) and exposed to an ignition source.
Under normal circumstances, steam is used as a fire extinguishing medium
It will burn. I’ve seen people use steam to clean residues of cetane number improvers, and then it caught fire
Could you be more specific? Is fire steam being used for cleaning?