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Ethanol ignition

Ethanol ignition

Ethanol ignition

(OP)
At what combination of temperature/pressure can ethanol be expected to ignite? (in the presence of air and fossil fuels)

RE: Ethanol ignition

With the food mostly cooked, hold the pan to expose the liquor to the open flame and serve.

RE: Ethanol ignition


You probably already know that the published flammability characteristics of ethanol at ambient conditions are:

flash point: ~13oC,
LFL in air: 3.3%,
UFL in air: 19%,
AIT: ~423oC.

RE: Ethanol ignition

JLS don't know about your cooking but I would hardly consider my food as fossil fuel!

Mark Hutton


RE: Ethanol ignition

HEC, that depends on your age!

RE: Ethanol ignition

(OP)
Thanks, 25362.

For other pressures will the good old pv=nrt formula suffice?

As in "pressure x volume = mol x const x abs. temperature"

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