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DaveC426913
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Here in Toronto we were rocked by a giant propane blast. It was so big that some thought it was nuclear dawn; it had both the characteristic mushroom cloud and a visible, expanding shockwave. Seeing the shockwave was awesome.
Despite being located in a residential area (), the only known casualties are a missing employee and a firefighter.
Anyway. That has nothing to do with my question.
The explosion was a giant yellow-orange fireball, just like gasoline or any other. Yellow-orange fire and black smoke is an indication of incomplete combustion. Natrually, this is because the propane was being ignited as it was mixing with air.
I was wondering what might happen in a hypothetical situation, if the air were first well-mixed with a large amount of propane. Would the fireball be blue? Invisible?
Despite being located in a residential area (), the only known casualties are a missing employee and a firefighter.
Anyway. That has nothing to do with my question.
The explosion was a giant yellow-orange fireball, just like gasoline or any other. Yellow-orange fire and black smoke is an indication of incomplete combustion. Natrually, this is because the propane was being ignited as it was mixing with air.
I was wondering what might happen in a hypothetical situation, if the air were first well-mixed with a large amount of propane. Would the fireball be blue? Invisible?