Kerosene
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Basics
- A Liquid Fuel Between Diesel Fuel and Heavy Fuel Oil
- Energy Dense, Relatively Safe (Compared to more volatile fuels like Gasoline etc ), and stores well
- Main disadvantages are Sooty Flame (outside of more controlled combustion like in Gas Turbines or Forced Air Burners etc), long term Tank Sludge Formation (although impact of refining/“grade” of kerosene, and tank rust prevention is worth investigating), and cleanup being a major consideration (Gasoline to an extent, but ESPECIALLY E-85 , Fuel Alcohols and LPG all evaporate or dissipate near instantly making cleanup unecissary, anything below gasoline will contaminate Soil/Water)
Grades
Heating/Lighting Kerosene
- 1K (maximum sulfur content of 0.04%) (check for ppm / specific regulations etc)
- 2K (maximum sulfur content of 0.30%) (ditto)
Civil Aviation Fuel
- Jet A
- Jet A-1
- Jet B
- This is supposedly more like Naphtha (ie more in-between Kerosene and Gasoline)
Military Jet Fuel Standards
- JP-5
- JP-8
- Unsure on this, most articles lead to old sulfur rating classes, as with Off Road Diesel (if I understand correctly) they are all hltra-low sulfur like Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel
- HOWEVER Jet Fuel (JP-5 / JP-8 etc) / “Aviation Turbine Fuel” and Rocket Fuel (RP-1) do seem to be more “refined” (RP-1 Especially)
- What Whitegas / “Coleman Fuel” are is another thing to look into
Sourcing
Canned Fuel
Home Depot
- Klean Strip: 1-K Heater Fuel Kerosene 2.5 Gallon (~30 USD as of this edit)
- Klean Strip: 1-K Kerosene Heater Fuel 1 Gallon (~11 USD as of this edit)
Tractor Supply Co
- Crown KE.P.01 1-K Fuel-Grade Kerosene, 1 gal (~13 USD as of this edit)
Walmart
- Crown 1-K Kerosene, Clean Burning Fuel, 1 Gallon, Plastic Container (~12 USD as of this edit)
From the Pump
- Doesn’t seem to be a website (akin to the DOE Alternative Fuels Map), so check blogposts, ask around, and be on the lookout seems to be the only ways
Uses
Small Kerosene Powered Devices
- Simple Wick Lamps, although Lamp Oil ‘’may’’ be more complex (or may just be marketing)
- In Kerosene Mantle Lanterns although Propane is far easier
- Whitegas / “Coleman Fuel” is a related concept
- Kerosene Heaters
- Kerosene Stoves / Liquid Fuel Stoves
- Kerosene Blowtorches / Liquid Fuel Blowtorches
- More of a historical curiosity/example of Stirling Engines in use BUT Kerosene Fans
As a Large Scale Fuel
- Diesel Engines (potentially, double check)
- For Babington Burner / Forced Air type burners, either for Process Heat such as in a forge, or for Steam in a Boiler / other liquids in a Direct Fired Process Heater etc
- In Gas Turbines (either as a generator, or in Aviation use)
