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Diesel has an octane number of about 15-25. The reason for this seemingly terrible number compared to the ones we're used to from gasoline is the fact that diesel is combusted in a totally different type of engine. Diesel has low volatility, low knock resistance, yet high energy per volume. Because of its low knock resistance, diesel should not be used in a gasoline engine as it will destroy it very quickly and efficiently. Generally speaking, diesel fuel ignition quality is not measured in octanes, as these are a unit for gasoline. A similar reference value, but for diesel, is the cetane rating. The higher the cetane number, the easier the fuel ignites when injected into an engine. The cetane number is determined by an engine test using two reference fuel blends of known cetane numbers. The reference fuels are prepared by blending normal cetane (n-hexadecane), having a value of 100, with heptamethyl nonane, having a value of 15. The higher the cetane rating, the higher the fuel's propensity to knock! Choosing a very high cetane number will not make the car run better, but using a fuel with too low cetane number may prevent the engine from starting or running.
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Is it possible to change propane to octane?
It depends on which of the 24 isomers of octane you are after.
Does octane sink or float in water?
Octane float on water.
Is octane an element a compound a mixture or not matter?
Octane is a compound. octane + O2 = CO2 + H2O + Energy, You can tell by the inputs and outputs. Octane and Oxygen inputs and Carbon dioxide and water outputs, means Octane must consist of hydrogen H and carbon C, thus a compound not an element.
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octane No, it's not. Octane is C8H18
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see link about octane number
Can you use octane booster in diesel engine?
no diesel has butane instead of octane so it will not work
What haappens if diesel is used in petrol engine?
The engine wont run because the octane count of diesel is lower compared to the octane count of gasoline. Diesel has a different method of combustion and the spark of spark plug is not enough to fire a diesel engine.
What fuel do trucks have?
93 octane gasoline if it is not a diesel other wise it is a low sulfur diesel.
What is the octane rating of diesel fuel?
15-25 Ron
What causes 1997 Geo Prizm to diesel?
cheap gasoline,try a higher octane gas or add an octane booster to your tank
What are New Zealand's gas prices?
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Can diesel or biodiesel be used in kerosene space heaters?
Yes! Diesel, kerosene and gasoline are really the same thing except that they have different octanes. Diesel is the lowest refined gas then kerosene then your different octanes of gas. So, to make the octane the same as kerosene you simply mix the right amount of gas with diesel and voila, you have kerosene. I think u can use a lower octane than kerosene but NEVER put anything of a higher octane than kerosene! Yes! Diesel, kerosene and gasoline are really the same thing except that they have different octanes. Diesel is the lowest refined gas then kerosene then your different octanes of gas. So, to make the octane the same as kerosene you simply mix the right amount of gas with diesel and voila, you have kerosene. I think u can use a lower octane than kerosene but NEVER put anything of a higher octane than kerosene!
What type of fuel does an 1998 ford F 250 use?
87 octane regular if it is a gasoline engine. Diesel fuel if it has a diesel engine.
How much is the price of diesel in Saudi Arabia?
The 91-octane costs 0.45 riyals per litter and 95-octane is at 0.65 riyals.
What is the octane of jet fuel?
Jet fuel is kerosene, about the same stuff as diesel. Octane is a number that measures anti-knock properties of fuels. Diesels knock--that's how they work. Jets don't have enough compression to knock. Jet and diesel fuels would measure typically 15-25 "octane anti-knock". Sort of....
What can cause a 98 Altima's engine to sound like a diesel?
Low octane fuel. Run a tank of premium through it or add a bottle of octane boost and it will be fine for a while.
What are the symptoms of a dirty diesel fuel filter on a Ford Focus?
A ford focus does not have a diesel fuel filter. It runs on regular fuel. Preferably 87 octane
