Dewar Robert Thanks for your very useful comments.
Tom Reed Thomas B Reed On Mar 18, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Robert Kana <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Reed, > Thanks for the advice, we all know cell phones generate some kind of magnetic > power, when it is connecting. I believe there is a connection, but gasoline > fumes will not ignite unless there is a source of heat or spark. Most of the > US is now covered with Stage 2 vapor recovery system, which consist of double > pipes, one for fuel going in to the tank another one fumes going back to > storage tanks. All the gasoline trucks are grounded with special wires at the > fueling terminals, as well as grounded in the gas station delivery points > with the metal piping connectors. > Over 30 years of gas station operator, contractor and installing underground > storage tanks in NY, I had 2 experiences with fires. Actually one fire and > one explosion. They both involved with the fumes. First incident in one of my > gas stations, there was a spill in hot summer, over fill gasoline spilled on > the floor. The next car come to get gas, stopped right on the spill and it > caught a fire from the hot muffler. We put out the fire immediately, but > instructed all the gas stations to keep a bucket full of water to wash any > spill and cool the vapors of gasoline. On second incident, one of my > mechanic friend was fixing a gas tank and he wanted to look inside the tank > with a hand lamp. The heat source from the lamp cause explosion of the fumes > in the tanks, my friend survived the accident. > I just want to add couple more pre cautions. Most of us fill the gas at self > service. > When the nozzle clicks, come to closest number and do not overfill. > If there is a spill no matter how small just put on some water, most of the > gas stations has water for cleaning windshields. > When you pull in the gas station, make sure the ground is clean. > And always remember, the fumes from the gasoline is extremely flammable. > Regards, > Robert > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
