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To: Gay State Conservative; gr8eman

Jet fuel is actually kerosene with some extra goodies in it for thermal stability and spark resistance.

Diesel is in the C8-C21 range and Kerosene in the C6 to C16 range with respect to hydrocarbon chain length.


26 posted on 04/14/2014 5:49:05 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Axenolith
Jet fuel is actually kerosene with some extra goodies in it for thermal stability and spark resistance.

Like the spark that caused the center fuel tank problem in TWA800?

30 posted on 04/14/2014 7:44:30 PM PDT by ladyjane
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