[meteorite-list] WD40

From: Thomas Webb <webbth1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 2 20:19:58 2005
Message-ID: <20050603001956.91394.qmail_at_web60819.mail.yahoo.com>

 Almitterling_at_kconline.com wrote:
If it is made from Kerosene then I can understand why
it could
> contain water (every burn a kerosene heater?
Humidity goes up!).

Al,
The humidity goes up because the hydrogen in the
hydrocarbons contained in kerosene reacts with oxygen
in the air to produce water during the combustion
process.
Also, liquid water is not very miscible with kerosene
or with WD40.
My best,
Thomas



                
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Received on Thu 02 Jun 2005 08:19:56 PM PDT