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Gasoline expanding how much ?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:19 pm
by xphraze
Does anyone know how much gasoline expands into gaseous form when it explodes?
I know that nitrogen expands 700 times, and that water expands 1800 times when it becomes steam

Re: Gasoline expanding how much ?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:17 pm
by Killrob
when it explodes it is both oxidizing and changing phase, not to be confused with just becoming steam.

Re: Gasoline expanding how much ?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:28 am
by xphraze
yeah hehe, how meany times bigger is the volume of that gas compared to the volume of the gaseline before egnited ? :P
i need this to a school project :P and i cant seem to find anything when i google after it =O

Re: Gasoline expanding how much ?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:38 am
by Killrob
Why don't you calculate it yourself? Just getting an answer will not help you get anywhere.
Here is some help getting there:
1) What is the chemical reaction products in the combustion? How much energy is produced? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline
2) Use the ideal gas law to get the expansion figured out.
3) Make reasonable assumptions for stuff you don't know.