Dave Liquorice wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:19:28 +0100, Matthew Maddock wrote:
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>>Does HFO not come under the "diesel" umbrella?
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> Not in my book but then I make distinction between kerosene, paraffin,
> Jet A1, 28sec heating oil etc.
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>>Now presumably we are going to get into a discussion of whether diesel
>>refers to the fuel or the engine design I guess?!
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> In the case of the BFO subject of this thread it is the design. Diesel
> type engines can be built to burn almost anything that can be "injected"
> by some means. I bet with a bit of enginiuty and getting the air/fuel mix
> right you could burn coal dust or flour.
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Yep, the original engine design by Herr Diesel burnt coal dust.
Stuart