EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CONGRESSIONAL EAST AVE, BUROL MAIN, DASMARINAS, CAVITE
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TMPC 632 LAB

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR ME LAB
LAB REPORT # 3

LAB ACTIVITY # 4
FLASH AND FIRE POINT

SUBMITTED BY:
SARMIENTO, SADJID ABIDJAN B.
TMEC 3-2

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. JOSHUA M. MALAJITO
INSTRUCTOR
 I. LABORATORY ACTIVITY #4:
FLASH AND FIRE POINT

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:

1.UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS OF FLASH AND FIRE POINTS.
2. IMPLEMENTING SAFETY MEASURES BASED ON THESE POINTS.
3. ASSESSING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES.
4. COMPLYING WITH RELEVANT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS.

III. CONCEPT
1. FLASH POINT: THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE AT WHICH VAPORS OF A SUBSTANCE WILL
IGNITE MOMENTARILY WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE.
2. FIRE POINT: THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH A SUBSTANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BURN FOR AT
LEAST 5 SECONDS AFTER IGNITION BY AN OPEN FLAME.
3. FLAMMABILITY: THE PROPENSITY OF A SUBSTANCE TO IGNITE AND SUSTAIN COMBUSTION.
4. COMBUSTIBILITY: THE ABILITY OF A SUBSTANCE TO UNDERGO COMBUSTION, TYPICALLY
MEASURED BY ITS FLASH AND FIRE POINTS.
5. VOLATILITY: THE TENDENCY OF A SUBSTANCE TO VAPORIZE, WHICH INFLUENCES ITS
POTENTIAL FOR IGNITION AND FLAMMABILITY.
6. SAFETY PROTOCOLS: PROCEDURES AND MEASURES IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE SAFE
HANDLING, STORAGE, AND USAGE OF FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES BASED ON THEIR FLASH
AND FIRE POINTS.

IV. PROCEDURE
1. FILL THE HEATING CONTAINER (OIL HOLDER) WITH THE TEST OIL.
2. USE THERMOCOUPLE TO MEASURE THE OIL'S AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
3. TURN OFF THE GAS SUPPLY KNOB.
4. NEXT, SQUEEZE THE BUNSEN BURNER'S KNOB.
5. USE THE FLAME TEST APP AND OPEN THE KNOB
6. THEN, USING THE FLAME IN THE BUNSEN BURNER, TURN ON THE FLAME.
7. OVER THE OIL CONTAINER, PUTTING THE TEST FLAME APPLICATOR (TOUCHING THE TOP OF THE OIL)
8. ADJUST THE KNOB SO THAT THE CANDLELIGHT IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE FLAME.
9. FIND OUT THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE TEST OIL REACHED ITS FLASH POINT.
10. ABOVE THE OIL, FLAME STARTS TO FORM, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT AREA
11. FIGURE OUT THE TEST OIL'S FIRE.
VI. STUDENT REPORT

SADJID ABIDJAN B. SARMIENTO 3 / 20 / 2024

TMEC 3-2 RATING:

VII. APPLICATION QUESTION

1. DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THE FLASH AND FIRE POINTS OF EVERY OIL.
FOR OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY PURPOSES, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO KNOW EACH OIL'S FLASH AND FIRE POINTS.
THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE OIL CAN IGNITE AND CONTINUE TO BURN IS INDICATED BY THESE POINTS.
DETERMINING APPROPRIATE HANDLING, STORAGE, AND TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR OILS IS MADE
EASIER WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS. IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR BUSINESS TO
CHOOSE THE RIGHT FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS AND PUT IN PLACE PROPER FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES.

2. HOW DOES THE FLAME LENGTH AFFECTS THE EXPERIMENT.

IN TESTS UTILIZING FLASH AND FIRE POINTS, THE FLAME LENGTH HAS AN IMPACT ON BOTH THE
PROCEDURE'S SAFETY AND THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS. EXTENDED FLAME LENGTHS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE EARLY IGNITION OR IMPRECISE MEASUREMENTS, WHICH COULD DISTORT THE
OBSERVED FLASH OR FIRE POINTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT MAY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF UNCONTROLLED
FIRES, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS.

3. GIVE AT LEAST 5 APPLICATIONS OF FLASH AND FIRE POINT IDENTIFICATION.

A. INDUSTRIAL PROCESS SAFETY:
KNOWING THE FLASH AND FIRE POINTS OF FUELS AND LUBRICANTS GUARANTEES SAFE HANDLING,
STORAGE, AND USE IN A RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY
PRODUCTION, AND MANUFACTURING.
B. PETROLEUM INDUSTRY QUALITY CONTROL:
IS AIDED BY THE USE OF FLASH AND FIRE POINT TESTS, WHICH EVALUATE THE PURITY AND QUALITY OF
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS.
C. FIREFIGHTING:
CHOOSING THE RIGHT EXTINGUISHING PRODUCTS AND TACTICS TO SUCCESSFULLY CONTROL FLAMES IS
MADE EASIER FOR FIREFIGHTERS WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FLASH AND FIRE POINTS OF FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS.
D. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:
DETERMINING THE FLASH AND FIRE POINTS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HELPS EVALUATE
HOW THEY MIGHT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE EVENT OF SPILLS OR ACCIDENTS, ALLOWING FOR
QUICK AND EFFICIENT REACTION TIMES.
E. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
IN ORDER TO INNOVATE AND IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY, FLASH AND FIRE POINT DATA ARE CRUCIAL FOR THE
CREATION OF NOVEL MATERIALS, FORMULAS, AND SAFETY PROCEDURES IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES.
VIII. CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, THE IDENTIFICATION OF AN OIL'S FLASH AND FIRE
POINTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENSURING SAFETY, MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS, AND COMPLYING WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ACROSS A
RANGE OF INDUSTRIES. THESE CHARACTERISTICS ALSO PROVIDE IMPORTANT
INSIGHTS INTO THE FLAMMABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY OF OILS, AND THEY
SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR SAFE HANDLING, STORAGE, AND USAGE PRACTICES.
MOREOVER, THE PRECISE IDENTIFICATION OF FLASH AND FIRE LOCATIONS
SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AIDS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS, AND QUALITY
CONTROL WITHIN THE PETROLEUM SECTOR.

IX. REFERENCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tIVxL4zF-E