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Offline josh1234

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ideal properties of fuel
« on: May 07, 2010, 06:50:55 AM »
what are the ideal properties of fuel to be used in cars?
i cannot find any information on the internet.
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Re: ideal properties of fuel
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2010, 07:23:28 AM »
What ARE properties of fuel?

What makes one fuel better than another?
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Re: ideal properties of fuel
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2010, 07:31:08 AM »
thats exactley what i want to know
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Re: ideal properties of fuel
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2010, 07:56:41 AM »
Energy content per mass of fuel
safety -->  stability/reactivity
availability
cost
environmental constraints --> burning some materials cause toxic gases

Think about it
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Re: ideal properties of fuel
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 08:01:45 AM »
Quote from: josh1234 on May 07, 2010, 07:31:08 AM
thats exactley what i want to know

If you state you can't google this information it means you are just a lazy bum.
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Re: ideal properties of fuel
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 08:05:16 AM »
I use WIKI as a resource but not a source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel
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