What does kerosene do to a gas engine?
With a computer-controlled, fuel injected engine you're probably not going to have serious issues with the engine starting and running. The fact the fuel is under pressure and the injectors perform the atomizing of the fuel means the engine will more than likely start and run. The Oxygen sensor will tweak the mixture of kerosene and air to better optimize ...within the limits of the computer's ability ...the combustion process. The ability of a computer-controlled engine to sense knock ....pre-ignition ...aka "pinging" ...will also help the engine run since kerosene is a very low octane fuel. With a "dumb" carburetted engine you might have some difficulty starting as kerosene isn't as volatile as gasoline. Kerosene also requires a different mixture of fuel to air and so the engine would probably run bit ragged. If this engine was in a car, with a fixed ignition curve, you'd have all manner of pinging/engine knock because of the low octane of kerosene. Kerosene generally burns well ...slowly, evenly and relatively controlled ...it doesn't go "boom" near as well as gasoline which is what an engine designed to run on gasoline needs for optimal performance. You can design or modify and engine to run on kerosene which usually entails things like mixture, ignition timing and compression ratio changes.Oh, and I am basing all this on running an engine on pure kerosene ...like filling the tank with it. If you've simply tossed in a gallon or so in a 20+ gallon tank of gasoline I doubt seriously you'd notice a thing.
What would kerosene do to a car engine when mixed with the fuel?
That would depend on several factors. But in it's worst case, it could destroy the engine.Kerosene is closer to diesel fuel than it is gasoline. It is a heavier fuel that will generally have incomplete combustion in a lower compression engine, leaving behind what are called heavy ends.Heavy ends are unburned fuel that is very hot. They got that way by not burning with the rest of the fuel because the lighter components burned and they did not. If they remain in the combustion chamber, they can cause the light ends of the gasoline to ignite before the engine is at or near top dead center. Gasoline is not one chemical, but many in a mixture formulated for certain climates and conditions. And it's lighter ends can ignite at lower temperatures, igniting the rest.If the fuel in an engine burns before the engine is ready to harness the power of it, such as when it is still compressing the mixture, it creates a massive pressure increase in the cylinder. According to Pascal’s Law, this pressure will apply itself on all surfaces in the chamber (although not evenly, as gas may be a fluid, but it isn't a liquid). This pressure will push down on a piston attempting to move up, and over time, something will give, be it ringlands, rods, head gaskets, or bearings. This is called pre-ignition and is one of the worst things for an engine after detonation.So, to answer your question, somewhere between a smokey poor running engine, and complete self distruction, is what can happen if you put kerosene in your gasoline. This is mostly dependent on concentration, compression ratio, and strength of components. Just don't do it.
What will happen if kerosene is added in a petrol driven engine?
Yes, I asked the same question to my professor, he explained beautifully and cleared the whole picture in my mind so Hopefully I can clear the air a little on this issue.I’ll begin with a brief discussion on the characteristics of gasoline vs. kerosene. These are petroleum distillates, which mean they are refined from crude oil. As with any distillation process, the “lighter” elements are the first to evaporate. Gasoline is one of these elements. Diesel is considered a “heavier” element, which means it does not evaporate easily. Kerosene is roughly between the two. So here is a very simplified comparison.Gasoline: Flash-point is -40 °F Kerosene: Flash-point is 100-162 °F1. Flash-point, which is the minimum temperature at which the fuel will vaporize with air to produce a combustible mixture. Note the jump from gasoline to kerosene is at least 140 degrees! The reason for this is the hydrocarbon “chain” of molecules is much longer in kerosene and diesel than in gasoline. This chain must be broken apart before the fuel will vaporize.2. Another important thing to remember is the difference between “atomization” and “vaporization”. To keep this a simple explanation, atomization is the conversion of a liquid to a fine mist, and vaporization is the conversion of liquid to a gaseous form. Because in order to effectively burn kerosene, they must be VAPORIZED. Kerosene is too cool to be atomized by a carburetor. The result is the poor, very smoky performance and when the microscopic droplets of fuel are burned, only that fuel which is actually vaporized will burn. The rest either sticks to the cylinder head as carbon, or goes out the exhaust as smoke; it is a waste of fuel and not the best for your engine.3. One more problem with kerosene in a gasoline engine is pre-ignition. Kerosene has a very low octane rating (somewhere around 25) this low octane is a problem. With the same compression ratio engine will have frequent knocking which is again not good for your engine.4. Kerosene is thick fuel so it may lead to petrol filter damageSo these problems you will get if you put kerosene in petrol engine, although you can blend kerosene with gasoline but after some proportion (around 10%) it will lead to a poorer burning fuel and engine will be very hard to start.Hope it helps !!
Can i run my bike with Kerosene ? (petrol engine bike)?
no because the kerosene (like deisel) has to be under extreem pressure to get the flamibility of gasoline..it wont do any damage but it wouldn't run.....
What happens if we use kerosene in a motor bike?
You will get more smoke and have starting problem also as a bonus. For your information, kerosene engines are started with petrol. Only kerosene vapor is equivalent to petrol. So in the old pumping stoves, and petromax lights, kerosene supplying pipe is pre heated with spirit. The liquid kerosene do not ignite as that of petrol. May be impossible with a spark plug. Even petrol after about 5 months old will not start the engine.
What would happen if kerosene oil was used in a diesel vehicle?
Actually, not much different. In fact if you buy diesel fuel in a northern climate, it has kerosene mixed in with it already.Jet airplanes use straight kerosene rather than Diesel for just one reason and it is same reason it is mixed into diesel in cold weather operating areas. Sttaight diesel will simply stop flowing at at round 5°F. So Truck diesel in mid winter actually contains as much as 40% KERO. Now, your question. What happens with straight kero in a diesel vehicle? Less power. There are considerably fewer BTUs in kero. Straight or mixed with diesel, your milage will be poorer. In Airplanes on a long flight at high altitude as the tanks near empty, the fuel gets extremely cold, much colder than might be experienced in a truck. So, for jet Airplanes, even straight kero is not good enough to resist gelling in the lines in the coldest high altitude environments and a chemical known as “Prist” is added to bring the “pour point” down even lower. Mike Heaton
What happens if you accidentally mix engine oil and petrol in the tank?
If a small quantity of engine oil makes it into the fuel tank, very little will happen. The oil will dissolve into the gasoline and burn normally, though the exhaust will smell like a 2 cycle engine and the spark plugs, over time, will foul slightly.I wouldn’t make a habit of it though, because a modern automotive engine is dominated by its catalytic converters and the oxygen sensors which make the decisions about fuel mixture. It’s not good to irritate the O2 sensors as they have the power to shut down the ignition to large portions of the engine.