mick the knife
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Too a lot of techie peeps on here this will prolly sound a stuppit question, but why doesn’t the petrol tank go bang when there’s live electrics inside the tank ??
Now I do.Not a techie so I don’t know.
WowNow I do.
All cars have the same "design" fuel pump (a small motor turning a device - usually a turbine or gerotor). ... The reason electric, tank- mounted fuel pumps do not cause explosions is that the concentration of fuel vapors is too high to allow an explosive mixture.
Also, and probably more importantly, they are brushless motors which means no sparks.Now I do.
All cars have the same "design" fuel pump (a small motor turning a device - usually a turbine or gerotor). ... The reason electric, tank- mounted fuel pumps do not cause explosions is that the concentration of fuel vapors is too high to allow an explosive mixture.
Now, you've done it, now you've really done it!Now I do.
All cars have the same "design" fuel pump (a small motor turning a device - usually a turbine or gerotor). ... The reason electric, tank- mounted fuel pumps do not cause explosions is that the concentration of fuel vapors is too high to allow an explosive mixture.
Don’t think that’s helped tbh, now I’m shit scared incase the gauge drops a barIt's the vapour that ignites, not the liquid.
So....... keep the tank full!
Easy really you need oxygen, fuel (vapor) & a spark (or ignition source such as a flame) to get fire, contain the fire & it becomes an explosionToo a lot of techie peeps on here this will prolly sound a stuppit question, but why doesn’t the petrol tank go bang when there’s live electrics inside the tank ??