Or any other kind of liquid hydrocarbon fuel?
2007-08-05 18:02:20 · 8 answers · asked by christine2550@sbcglobal.net 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
This is the third time you asked this same question in different ways........What the hell are you tiring to blow up? This has been answered already and professionally in your other questions
2007-08-06 13:06:47 · answer #1 · answered by James R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, liquid gasoline does not explode or burn. It must vaporize and it is the gas/air mixture that burns. Further, in an internal combustion engine you don't want the gas to explode, you want it to burn. Knocking (a very undesirable condition) is when the gas is exploding rather than burning and that robs your engine of power. Gasoline additives such as lead are meant not to increase the volatility of the fuel, but as spark retartants to make the fuel burn evenly throughout the power stroke of a four stroke engine. For any fire to burn, it requires three things: fuel, oxygen and heat. For the standard internal combustion engine the fuel and air mixture comes from the carburator, the heat comes from the spark plug. Injectors do the same thing as a carburator, but just at a differnent time. In a carburated engine the fuel/air mixture comes in together. In an injected engine only air comes in at first then the fuel is 'injected' into the cylinder in a very precise amount. In a diesel engine the heat is provided not by the spark plug but by compressing the air to a very high pressure. (The quicker the compression and the higher the pressure the hotter air gets) After the air is compressed, then injectors inject diesel fuel into the cylinder and the existing heat ignites it and pushes the piston down. I've sorry if I've been too verbose in the explanation, but that's basically the theory and the basic answer to your question is yes, as long as it's not liquid when you try to burn it. take care
2007-08-06 08:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Road Dog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The carburator just mixes it in a better ratio to burn. . Fuel injection does a better job of mixing than most carburators. a perfume sprayer will do the job. Compression is what causes it to explode.
2007-08-06 01:13:07 · answer #3 · answered by jimanddottaylor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gasoline doesnt explode without being compressed (like by the pistons) otherwise it just burns violently
2007-08-06 01:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by A Guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes..what do you think fuel injected engines are?
2007-08-06 03:33:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-08-06 01:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure is happens all the time
2007-08-06 06:44:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure but what are you trying to do.
2007-08-06 01:06:19 · answer #8 · answered by Ron F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋