Fuels - 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:
| Fuel | Boiling 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 |
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