As I understand it, diesels were tried in planes, and didn't make it far due to the burn / compression ratio needed by the engine. Piston and Jet engines in planes need a much lower burn rating (higher octane ... all the math is a little muddy) Basically, the air is so thin as you climb into the stratosphere that you need a mix that requires as little air as possible to burn. Running jet fuel in a diesel, I think, would thus have almost no use. A diesel probably couldn't run on pure jet fuel, and any jet fuel that is in mix with diesel might have interesting complications.
I guess it would be similar to a full tank of gasoline. A diesel engine will try it's best, and in most scenarios, be able to "limp" using gas, but their is no spark to ignite the gas so it all deals with heat, and the combustion chamber isn't very equal in it's stroke. So it runs very rough as some of the fuel begins to burn in the wrong places of the cycle and most of it dumps to the ground as liquid from the exhaust. Though I've never owned a diesel, so I'm just going off of research I've picked up from here and other places. For all I know, it might be perfect to run Jet Fuel in a Diesel, but I don't think so. On 3/3/06, Bill Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will a diesel engine run on a mixture of jet fuel and diesel or straight > jet fuel? > > jet fuel is about 1.84 a gallon ... > Take a look at FedEx fuel surcharges > > http://fedex.com/cgi-bin/fuelsurcharge.cgi?cc=us&language=english#jan0206 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
