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Diesel fuel is ignited by heat AND compression. For example: Throwing a lit match in a bucket of diesel fuel won't ignite it. However, Gasoline will catch fire with just heat.
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Does diesel burn or explode?
Diesel burns when in an open container, it is not as volatile as gasoline. If you flick a match into diesel fuel, it will typically go out unless it is hot enough to vaporize due to the temperature. In a diesel engine, the fuel explodes when it gets to the right temperature, caused by pressure.
How hot does diesel fuel burn?
US Grade Diesel: 210 C
Can you put diesel fuel into a 1991 dodge ram d50?
Not if you want it to go anywhere. Diesel fuel will not burn in a gasoline engine.
What fuel do dump trucks use?
Most larger trucks burn diesel fuel.
What cause fuel to burn faster?
becoz of the inflammatry contents in fuel both in diesel and petrol..
Can burning match burn petrol fuel?
Yes, of course.
Does diesel burn?
Of course diesel will burn. It is a fuel used in the internal combustion diesel engine. It burns from being compressed to a very high ratio rather than from a spark plug. Diesel fuel is manufactured along side unleaded gasoline and powers millions of vehicles worldwide.
What happens if there is water in the diesel fuel?
The main thing that happens when there is water in diesel fuel is that it will burn poorly or maybe not even at all. It will also sink to the bottom of the fuel tank.
How do you make hho burn without fuel like petrol or diesel?
What is hho
Can you burn diesel in a kerosene heater?
Diesel and Kerosene are extremely similar.In fact Kerosene is often called #1 Fuel Oil and Diesel is called #2 Fuel Oil.Diesel should burn fine in a kerosene heater, unless you are trying to light it in very cold weather.
What fuel is used in matches?
Phosphorus and sulfur in the match tip, poplar wood or paper in the match stick.
How many liters of air goes into a diesel engine for 1 liter of fuel?
Nine cubic meters of air is required to burn 1 liter of fuel in a diesel engine. A person does not put liters of air into a diesel engine. Liters of fuel are put into a diesel engine.
