Bleve 03
Bleve 03 : Fires: Mechanism: (b) The boiling temperature of a liquid is dependent on pressure - high pressures will yield high boiling temperatures, and low pressures will yield low boiling temperatures. A common simple experiment is to place a cup of water in a vacuum chamber, and then reduce the pressure in the chamber until the water boils. By reducing the pressure the water will boil even at room temperature. This works both ways - if you increase the pressure beyond normal atmospheric pressures you could suppress the boiling of hot water far beyond normal temperatures
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