In their paper, the scientists described how quickly
a mixture of jet fuel and oxygen ignites depending on different conditions.
Not exact matches
Just as a typical oil refiner cracks petroleum into a
mixture of hydrocarbons ranging from ethane to
jet fuel, Virent transforms sugars into a
fuel that has a 102 octane rating.
According to Viktor Zhukov, scientists are able to accurately simulate the burning
of simple gas
mixtures, for example, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, and it is far more difficult to simulate the burning
of more complex
fuels, including
jet fuel.