Grant, I see this all the time at work, but never considered myself smart enough to come up with an answer that wouldn't show how dumb I really am!! But it does make some sense, though so does the co
Interesting, isn't it, Wally? Was the plate colder than the air? And did the water appear over the whole surface? That would make sense to me as condensation. Or perhaps the oxygen and other gasses
Yes Grant, it was colder than the air temperature. The steel had been stored outside and was probably 30-40 degrees or so when I put some heat to it. It was actually a large cylinder on which we were
When you burn propane or acetylene or any hydrocarbon, the hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water. It condenses on anything cool. 2C2H2+5O2=4CO2+2H2O. 2 acetylene molecules combines with 5 Oxyg
Hi Bob, I knew somebody smart could help us. Next question, though, is does this actually mean that steel does not contain water? There are a couple of peculiarities about the appearance of water du