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The size of molecules determine how well the molecules hold together/attract each other. Gasoline has a molecular mass of around 114 units whereas fuel oil is a bigger molecule by about a factor of 3 or more. This means boiling point is higher for fuel oil because you have to break apart the molecules to get them to boil. (Boiling is vaporizing the substance.) This same chemical property means that gasoline is less viscous more volatile than fuel oil.
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Will a fuel with a higher boiling point be a better fuel than one with a lower boiling point?
A low boiling point one would be better as it will use less heat and release Co2 into the air. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter @TrolPie
How to separate petrolium into fractions?
fractional distillation. you use the boiling point to separate petroleum into its different compounds. the order is asphalt, lubricating oil, jet fuel and diesel fuel, kerosene, and gasoline.
Gas in ford diesel truck what will happen?
Probably blow engine gasoline has a much lower flash point than diesel fuel
Why does a diesel engine use a different type of fuel?
Diesel engines do not require "ignition" to burn diesel fuel--it is powered by the "heat of compression" therefore diesel fuel has a much higher "flash point" than gasoline. If you were to put gasoline in a diesel engine you would probably blow the heads off the engine. Due to lower "flash point" (temperature when fuel ignites). If you were to put diesel fuel in a gasoline powered engine, it would not ignite and engine will not start. Due to higher "flash point).
What is the boiling point of JP8?
The boiling point of jet fuel 8 is 175-300°C (347-572 F)
What has a higher boiling point than jet fuel?
water
Why petrol cannot be used in diesel engines and vice versa?
Diesel fuel is used in diesel engines as a partial lubricant. It also has a high flash point due the fact that diesel engines ignite the fuel by compression rather than spark. A gasoline engine on the other hand fires the fuel by spark and the fuel has a lower flash point. Gasoline has no lubricating qualities whatsoever. Diesel engines are designed to run on diesel fuel and the use of gasoline in a diesel engine will destroy it. Gasoline engines on the other hand will not even run on diesel but no damage will be done to the engine. You will however have to drain the fuel tank and flush out the fuel lines.
What is the top of an oil fractionating column is?
The bottom is where the compounds with the highest boiling points are found. The ones with the lowest boiling points will be found at the top of the column.
What is the boiling point of jet fuel?
156 Digrees, 191 digreea
What is the fullform of mpfi?
M.P.F.I. Multi Point Fuel Injection. This is a fuel injection system for gasoline engine.
What does mean of gasolin?
Gasoline means a type of transparent liquid that is made from boiling petroleum and is mostly used as a form of fuel.
How many cubic feet of fuel vapor do you get when you boil 1 gallon of gasoline?
There is no definite answer unless you designate the temperature and of the gasoline since gas expands as temperature increases. I just don't want to be around when you are boiling gasoline.
