Oxy-acetylene gas bottle crash explosion - video
Explosion videos on the net are like dessert. Too many, and you become intellectually fat and lazy. But an occasional high quality one is worthwhile. That means: good footage, historical/engineering/scientific interest, and no gore.
Here we have a Russian crash of a truck carrying an estimated 36 bottles of what is believed to be oxy-acetylene. The bottles catch fire, explode, and turn into projectiles. No reported injuries.
3:50 video of the crash and explosion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1LGKieTxY
Why no pressure release valves? Are the valves rendered useless by the heat of the explosion? Is this another example of a BLEVE - a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion?
Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...392#post116759
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...215#post101010
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...6845#post84468
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3329#post98769
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...062#post115400
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...339#post116489
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...5851#post82647