I went to a fire school one time on dealing with fires around propane tanks. The demonstration placed burners around and under a propane tank, then the fuel in the tank was turned on and the burners ignited.
Once the tank received quite a bit of heat the pop valve opened and fuel spewed from it. Since it was going up in the air away from the tank it didn't ignite and had to be lit for safety's sake.
It really roared and lit up the evening sky. The demo definitely stopped traffic on the nearby street.
Outfitted firemen then used water as a shield to drive back the flames and heat and then one man reaches in to turn off the tank valve feeding the burners. As soon as the tank cooled enough and pressure reduced within the pop off valve closed and that fire ceased.
We learned that a heated tank is safe unless the fuel through the pop off gets to be real high pitched and screaming which means it can't get rid of over pressure fast enough and it is time to get the heck out of Dodge.
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Nuffield Tractor - by Anthony West. The Nuffield tractor story started in early 1945. The British government still reeling from the effects of the war on the economy, approached the Nuffield organization to see if they would design and build an "ALL NEW" British built wheeled tractor, suitable for both British and world farming.
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