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> If the reefer leaks propane it would go through the lowest vent
> down the side deck to the nearest scupper and go overboard. While
> doing this it would be mixed with fresh air and reduce the hazard.
>
> Rodger Wrona
> Rollsdoc
> MT49PH
> ______________________________________________________________________
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Well, not exactly true. At the point of leakage, it will be outside
the explosive envelope (too fuel rich). As it mixes with air, it
will move INTO the explosive envelope, where it is most hazardous,
until it is diluted enough to exit the envelope on the too fuel lean
side.
Rick Quarles
Barric II, Nordic Tug 32-147
New Bern, NC
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