The discussion centers on the pressure generated from the combustion of a gasoline/air mixture in an insulated rigid chamber at atmospheric pressure. It is established that while combustion engines can exceed 1000 psi due to pre-compression, the pressure resulting from ignition in an uncompressed state is significantly lower and potentially dangerous. Participants strongly advise against experimenting with gasoline combustion in this manner, highlighting the extreme safety risks involved, including the potential for creating explosive conditions. The thread was ultimately locked due to the hazardous nature of the topic.
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Are you saying that you have a stoichiometric mixture of air and gasoline vapor in an insulated rigid chamber at atmospheric pressure and you want to know what the pressure and temperature will be in the chamber after complete combustion?anorred said:how much pressure can be generated upon ignition of gasoline/air in an internal chamber at atmospheric pressure? I know that combustion engines can generate well over 1000 psi on the piston but this occurs when the air is compressed to begin with.
This sounds very dangerous. Physics Forums rules and guidelines preclude us from giving advice on dangerous endeavors. Please consider not pursuing this alternative.anorred said:Yes please. I'm trying to build a tool that uses a blow of compressed air from a compressor (150 psi) but I would like to know if gasoline would work better.
anorred said:Yes please. I'm trying to build a tool that uses a blow of compressed air from a compressor (150 psi) but I would like to know if gasoline would work better.