Actually, what you said is true of compressed natural gas, as opposed to LP (aka propane), which is heavier than air. The main advantage of alcohol in marine applications (vs Diesel or kerosene) is that water extinguishes alcohol fires pretty well. On the other hand, alcohol does not burn as hot, it's costly per BTU, and the flame is invisible in sunlight. Also, pressurized systems burn hotter but are considerably less safe than wick-style systems. Stoves on cruising monohull sailboats are almost always gimbaled.
Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Meade > Dillon > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 12:19 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Boxford? > > The reason why marine stoves typically use alcohol as fuel is because the > fumes from a spill or leak will not pool in a low spot, which could > subsequently explode or suffocate someone. On the good-bad scale, either > event would measure all the way to "bad". > > I don't know about the gases given off during combustion being any better > or worse than those from other fuels, but it makes sense that they > probably > are more benign. > > Max Dillon, > Charleston SC > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
