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> A mechanical diesel will run basically whatever you can pump through its fuel system. I assume jet engines are roughly the same. This is very much not the ca
by dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago
> A mechanical diesel will run basically whatever you can pump through its fuel system. I assume jet engines are roughly the same.
This is very much not the case. They run on kerosene which is highly refined and pure. It has a lower freezing point, higher flash point and lower viscosity, which are obviously positive characteristics when flying in -45C temps high in the atmosphere.
- devilbunny 3y agoThose are requirements of the use case, not the underlying technology. Turbines are famously adaptable to different fuels. Mechanical diesels will run on bunker fuel.
- dkjaudyeqooe 3y agoYes, of course, but we're talking about jet engines, as per the comment I was responding to. No jet engine runs on "whatever".
- devilbunny 3y agoI think you overread it and OP meant turbines generally, but yes, if you mean only jets, that’s different.