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Gasoline has a low flashpoint
(around -40°C), making it highly volatile
and easy to ignite.
If a fuel has a lower fire point compared to
others, it means it requires less heat to maintain a flame once it starts burning. Diesel has a high flashpoint (around 52°C), making it less likely to ignite compared to gasoline.
Fuels with a higher fire point are more stable
once burning starts and less likely to sustain a flame at lower temperatures. Conditions that Affect Flashpoint and Firepoint Conditions that Affect Flashpoint and Firepoint Flashpoint temperature requires an ignition source in order for the fuel to combust. Flashpoint also depends on the vapor pressure released by the fuel. When vapor pressure increases, molecules find it hard to leave the liquid surfaces and require more energy to escape in the form of vaporization. Conditions that Affect Flashpoint and Firepoint Fire point temperature occurs after ignition when the fuel sustains combustion for more than 5 seconds. Unlike flash point, which indicates initial ignition, fire point underscores the sustainability of combustion. Auto-ignition temperature is the temperature at which fuel ignites spontaneously on its own without any external ignition source. Conditions that Affect Flashpoint and Firepoint Measuring of Flashpoint and Firepoint Clevland’s Open Cup Abel’s Closed Cup Apparatus Apparatus Measuring of Flashpoint and Firepoint Clevland’s Open Cup Measuring flash and fire point using an open Apparatus cup method is, as the name suggests, conducted in a vessel which is exposed to the air outside. Exmaple of this is the Cleveland’s Open Cup Apparatus. The temperature of the substance is gradually raised and an ignition source is passed over the top of it, until it reaches a point at which it “flashes” and ignites. Measuring of Flashpoint and Firepoint The flash and fire point in the closed cup Abel’s Closed Cup method is conducted inside a closed Apparatus vessel which is not open to the outside atmosphere. The lid is sealed and the ignition source is introduced into the vessel itself, allowing for a closer approximation to real-life conditions (such as those found inside a fuel tank). Measuring of Flashpoint and Firepoint The four main kinds of closed cup flash points are Pensky-Martens, Abel, Tag, and the most widely- used, small scale, which is often known as Setaflash.
Abel’s Closed Cup
Apparatus Measuring of Flashpoint and Firepoint The four main kinds of closed cup flash points are Pensky-Martens, Abel, Tag, and the most widely- used, small scale, which is often known as Setaflash.