Can I burn olive oil in a carosene lamp?

has a cotton wickCan I burn olive oil in a carosene lamp?
Based on the following, you won't get olive oil to burn like kerosene (which is why it's not used in kerosene lamps?)





Here's info from UC Davis, California Fire Dept. on flash points for kerosene and oil.





Volume 1, Issue 2 April 1999


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Flammable and Combustible Liquids


Flammable liquid fires are much more volatile than fires fueled by ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper and cloth. Flammable vapors can ignite with explosive force and the resulting fire gives off more than twice as much heat as ordinary combustibles.





The rate of temperature rise is greater and burning liquids produce billowing clouds of thick, black and acrid smoke. Flammable liquid fires also spread rapidly when spilled material flows into low lying areas, sometimes many feet away from the original spill.





Because of these hazards, special precautions are required when storing, handling and using flammable liquids.





Some of the important technical information which will be beneficial for you to understand, is as follows:





Flash Point





A fire will not occur until a flammable liquid is heated above a certain temperature called the flash point. Put more scientifically, flash point is the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to cause a momentary flame in the presence of an ignition source.





In general, the lower the flash point, the greater the hazard. If the liquid's temperature is below the flash point, it simply will not give off enough vapor to burn. For example, the flash point of one of my favorite compounds, ethyl alcohol, is 55 F. If we put a lighted match into an ice-cold ethyl alcohol, the match would go out. However, when the glass warms up to a little over 55 F, the vapors formed at the mouth of the glass would ignite if the match is brought close to the edge.





Boiling Point





The boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid exceeds atmospheric pressure. Since atmospheric pressure can no longer keep the substance in the liquid state, bubbles begin to form and the material converts into a vapor.





Boiling point provides us a relative index of a liquid's volatility because low-boiling liquids have higher vapor pressures than high-boiling liquids at the same temperature (all liquid chemicals boil at different temperatures than water at 212 F). Low boiling liquids are more hazardous because they evaporate more quickly.





Liquid Classes





Flash point and boiling point are important to know because they are used as the basis for identifying liquids that present a similar degree of hazard. Those chemicals with flash points less than 100 F are referred to as flammable liquids, while those with flash points greater than, or equal to 100 F, are called combustible liquids.





Flammable and combustible liquids can be further divided into classes. Class I-A flammable liquids are those with flash points less than 73 F, and boiling points less than 100 F. Ethyl ether, pentane, and ethylene oxide are examples of Class I-A materials.





Class I-B flammable liquids include materials like acetone, cyclohexane, and gasoline that have flash points less than 73 F and boiling points at or above 100 F. Class I-C flammable liquids are solvents like butyl alcohol, turpentine, and xylene with flash points between 73 F and 100F.





Class II combustible liquids are those with a flash point above 100 F but below 140 F. Kerosene, diesel fuel, and No. 2 heating oil are familiar examples. Class III-A combustible liquids have a flash point between 140 F and 200 F and include acetophenone, diethyl benzene, and isopherone. Class III-B are those with a flash point greater than 200 F and include many natural oils like castor oil, olive oil, and peanut oil.Can I burn olive oil in a carosene lamp?
NO...... olive oil is meant to be used for cooking and will not burn evenly it will smolder and smoke then burn as in the same burn if you left it on the stove element..
No, olive oil is not flammable like kerosene.
No you will have a grease fire
Nope.
nope..........it won't wick
i dont think olive oil will burn,
No!
dont do it
NO. It will smoke and stink up the place. Kerosene lamps are made ONLY for Kerosene.
no way ...what is wrong with you !!