[SEL] Fuels, Octane, etc.

[John Culp]

Good stuff, Curt!

John

On Sep 15, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Curt wrote:

> To supplement yesterdays discussion on fuels I was luck enough to find 
> a chemical book that offers a very nice explanation of the role of 
> iso-octane in the prevention of knocking in an engine. It tells of the 
> octane rating and how the scale was derived using Iso-octane and 
> n-heptane as the extremes. There is also an explanation of tetra ethyl 
> lead and even how it is made.


John Culp
Bristol, Tennessee, USA