In article , harry.k@1 says...

Does propane need an oxidant introduced with it to burn? I.e., will it support
combustion on its own?

Reason I ask is I was reading "Under the Dome" and near the end they have
everyone dying from lack of oxygen in the air but are having no problem keeping
generators running on propane.

Harry K

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This is the sort of fiction that requires the viewer to accept whatever
scientific laws the writer invents or dismisses to tell the story.
Ignoring CO, for example. The more you know, the more distracting (and
less entertaining) these stories are.

Stephen King is an incredible author, IMO. I've found myself binge-
reading the first half of many of his books. Then he pulls out his well
worn artistic license and I lose interest. I haven't finished reading
more than a handful of them.

Star Trek, in contrast, took great liberties with our current
understanding of Physics. But, with a few very rare exceptions, it was
always plausible.