To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
When vaporized, gasoline is about as explosive as an equal mass of dynamite.
That depends entirely on the concentration. Gasoline vapor is ONLY explosive when in gas-air concentrations of ~1.4% to 7.6%. If there's more gas vapor, it can ignite and burn, but not explode. (Note this assumes standard air and it's oxygen concentration.)
At ideal concentration, however, fuel-air is actually around 2-4 times more explosive than TNT, depending on a few other factors.
To: Svartalfiar
Gasoline has a bad habit of moving from a less explosive concentration to a more explosive one as a secondary explosion. It can work both ways to get to the bracket concentration you described, that is, either increasing or decreasing the concentration until boom. It is fickle.
42 posted on
10/12/2022 1:15:51 PM PDT by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
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