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To: Gondring

Well excuse me, the pressure is relieved to the point where the value can close if it no longer needed to releive the buildup of pressure.

Yes, the released oxygen will intensify the fire.

NO the cylinder landing on its regulator will not cause EXPLOSIVE decompression. If it were to braeak the fill value area it would take off like a rocket, but not explode.

I have been in very intense fires where cylinders filed with flammable gases were venting into the fire area and burning, and even gas meters on the walls inside of houses.


You cool it down it stops venting, it takes a lot to cause a cynlinder to rupure.

Point is the bus does not appear to hvae blown up, only the reporters reporting it seem to have blown up the story.


208 posted on 09/23/2005 2:10:48 PM PDT by stockpirate (John Kerry & FBI files ==> http://www.freerepublic.com/~stockpirate/)
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To: stockpirate
If it were to braeak the fill value area it would take off like a rocket, but not explode.

I guess you don't understand what the term "explosive decompression" means.

Point is the bus does not appear to hvae blown up, only the reporters reporting it seem to have blown up the story.

I somehow doubt your experience with the topic, if you don't understand that there can be explosions present without the vehicle "blowing up"...

209 posted on 09/23/2005 2:14:52 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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