Well yes. The more gasoline you add to diesel, the more the cetane level drops. And vis a versa
Well yes. The more gasoline you add to diesel, the more the cetane level drops. And vis a versa
I "guess" we are referring to the same thing although your post didn't make that clear to me when I first read it.. You said diesel "has" cetane while gasoline "has" octane and that they are "products" which implied that they are truly substances within the fuel. They are not, they are ratings.
Mike
vaporized.
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No. Diesel is sprayed into a fine mist combined with air to be compressed. CY:
Gasoline is heated into a vapor. CY: Not on any engine I've ever owned. All the gas engines I've owned have used spraying to make a mist, which makes it easier to vaporize the gas.
That is why in the "good ol days" that gasoline engines did not work well when cold. The gasoline was not being vaporiaed very well. CY: While heat helps, the major factor is spraying. You didn't answer my original question. Please explain why "combusted through heat and compression" is the opposite of neeing to be vaporized.
Trent, please explain to me why "combusted through heat and compression" is the opposite of neeing to be vaporized. I've read a web page on diesels, but I still don't get what you meant.
This topic was discussed at a class conducted by John Holms at Carson Dodge in Carson City, NV. Diesel 101, "The care and feeding of a Dodge Ram Diesel".
Mike B
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