Originally posted by MondeoST24:
Oh my god!!!! Liquid oxy in a oily greasey engine bay- it's a wonder Mickey Thompson didn't die in a large ball of flames!!!
I work around aircraft and oil / grease and liquid oxy are a big no no......
I have experienced first hand what happens when O2 contacts an oily rag. Instant giant fire. It lights all by itself, if there is enough oxygen present is ignites spontaneously. Not a yellow smokey fire, but a brilliant white/blue fire like an oxy/acetelyne torch.
Heck, there have been rocket engines built that use solely LOX (liquid oxygen) and kerosene. In fact, I believe that one or some of the U.S. space program rockes use/used this as a fuel with great success.
