Thursday, 10 September 2015

Boiling Point - Fuels


Some common fuels and their boiling points


The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it can change state from a liquid to a gas throughout the bulk of the liquid.
The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the saturated vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the surrounding atmospheric pressure.
Some fuels and their boiling points at atmospheric pressure can be found in the table below.
  • T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
FuelBoiling Point (oF)
Acetaldehyde 70
Acetone 134
Acetylene -119.2
Benzene 176.2
Butylene 21.2
Ethyl Alcohol 172
Ethane -127.5
Ethylene -154.7
Fuels Oil No.1 304 - 574
Gasoline 100 - 400
IsoButane 10.9
Isobutene 19.6
Isopropyl alcohol 181
Iso-Octane 243.9
IsoPentane 82.2
Kerosine 304 - 574
Methane (Natural Gas) -258.7
Methyl Alcohol 149
n-Butane 31.1
n-Heptane 209.1
n-Hexane 155.7
n-Octane 258.3
n-Pentane 97.0
n-Pentene 86.0
Naphthalene 424.4
NeoPentane 49.1
NeoHexane 121.5
Propane -43.8
Propylene -53.9
Triptane 177.6
Toluene 231.1
Xylene 281.1
  • T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]

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