Dear Mark I only passed on the warning from Shell Oil. I have had no experience myself with cell phones igniting a combustible vapor, but I don't think it is impossible. What is your basis for thinking so?
Tom Reed Thomas B Reed On Mar 18, 2012, at 10:30 AM, "Mark Ludlow" <[email protected]> wrote: > No one has managed to make a cell phone ignite gasoline vapors. this is > Internet Urban Myth BS! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Kana > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Gasification] Fwd: For Your Safety from Shell Oil Company - > THIS IS NOT A JOKE! Clash of technologies. > > Dear Dr. Reed, > Thanks for the advice, we all know cell phones generate some kind of > magnetic power, when it is connecting. I believe there is a connection, but > gasoline fumes will not ignite unless there is a source of heat or spark. > Most of the US is now covered with Stage 2 vapor recovery system, which > consist of double pipes, one for fuel going in to the tank another one fumes > going back to storage tanks. All the gasoline trucks are grounded with > special wires at the fueling terminals, as well as grounded in the gas > station delivery points with the metal piping connectors. > Over 30 years of gas station operator, contractor and installing underground > storage tanks in NY, I had 2 experiences with fires. > Actually one fire and one explosion. They both involved with the fumes. > First incident in one of my gas stations, there was a spill in hot summer, > over fill gasoline spilled on the floor. The next car come to get gas, > stopped right on the spill and it caught a fire from the hot muffler. We put > out the fire immediately, but instructed all the gas stations to keep a > bucket full of water to wash any spill and cool the vapors of gasoline. On > second incident, one of my mechanic friend was fixing a gas tank and he > wanted to look inside the tank with a hand lamp. The heat source from the > lamp cause explosion of the fumes in the tanks, my friend survived the > accident. > I just want to add couple more pre cautions. Most of us fill the gas at self > service. > When the nozzle clicks, come to closest number and do not overfill. > If there is a spill no matter how small just put on some water, most of the > gas stations has water for cleaning windshields. > When you pull in the gas station, make sure the ground is clean. > And always remember, the fumes from the gasoline is extremely flammable. > Regards, > Robert > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenerg > ylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
