▲ 203 ▼ What Gasoline is called around the World (i.redd.it) submitted 1 year ago by EfreetSK@lemmy.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/rgap1e/what_gasoline_is_called_around_the_world/
[+] Jaybird@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) The first commercially available version was Gazoline named after somebody. Also, it's the vapors that are combustable not the liquid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago No. The liquid is absolutely also combustible. In an internal combustion engine the liquid gasoline is injected into the cylinder as an aerosol (air and small liquid droplet mixture) and then compressed and burned. There would be a gas component as it has a high vapor pressure and has undergone compression which increases temperature, but it is still majority liquid when burned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) The first commercially available version was Gazoline named after somebody. Also, it's the vapors that are combustable not the liquid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago No. The liquid is absolutely also combustible. In an internal combustion engine the liquid gasoline is injected into the cylinder as an aerosol (air and small liquid droplet mixture) and then compressed and burned. There would be a gas component as it has a high vapor pressure and has undergone compression which increases temperature, but it is still majority liquid when burned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago No. The liquid is absolutely also combustible. In an internal combustion engine the liquid gasoline is injected into the cylinder as an aerosol (air and small liquid droplet mixture) and then compressed and burned. There would be a gas component as it has a high vapor pressure and has undergone compression which increases temperature, but it is still majority liquid when burned. permalink fedilink source parent
