At what temperature does Petroleum burn?

[CognitiveNet]

At what temperature does Petroleum burn? Can you name any other common house hold oils which burn, and at what temperature? I'm also interested in the fuel you use to start a campfire with coal.

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

Here you go: flashpoints and autoignition temperatures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point as well as flame temperatures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiabatic_flame_temperature All oils burn, as the second link shows most will burn around 1950°C hot.

 

[CognitiveNet]

Here you go: flashpoints and autoignition temperatures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point as well as flame temperatures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiabatic_flame_temperature All oils burn, as the second link shows most will burn around 1950°C hot.

Wow... your mancard has just been upgraded.

 

[K^2]

Keep in mind that almost any temperature, within material limits, can be reached with a furnace-type setup, so in a big enough fire, temperatures can be significantly higher.