My grandfather and my dad combined for more that 60 years in the fuel
business. My dad as confirmed that what is commonly known simply as
"Diesel Fuel" is really "#2 Diesel Fuel". "#1 Diesel Fuel" is more
commonly known as "Kerosene". So Diesel and Kerosene are both diesel,
just not the same kind of diesel.
Johnie
>>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:33:38 +0100, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> said:
ph> The last sentence says it is so, Walt! Kerosene = diesel fuel, no?
ph> I think it is another example of US/European lexical differences which are
ph> only relevant when we yell at each other that black is white.
ph> Piers
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: 22 July 2003 15:05
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Cleaning Old Price Tag Goo Off Body
>> Diesel fuel? I don't think so. This is all I know, and way more
>> than I knew five minutes ago:
>> "(nap´the, naf´-) , term usually restricted to a class of
>> colorless, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures.
>> Obtained as one of the more volatile fractions in the fractional
>> distillation of petroleum (when it is known as petroleum naphtha),
>> in the fractional distillation of coal tar (coal-tar naphtha), and
>> in a similar distillation of wood (wood naphtha), it is used
>> widely as a solvent for various organic substances, such as fats
>> and rubber, and in the making of varnish. Because of its
>> dissolving property it is important as a cleaning fluid; it is
>> also incorporated in certain laundry soaps. Coal-tar (aromatic)
>> naphthas have greater solvent power than petroleum (aliphatic)
>> naphthas. Originally the term naphtha designated a colorless
>> flammable liquid obtained from the ground in Persia. Later it came
>> to be applied to a number of other natural liquid substances
>> having similar properties. Technically, gasoline and kerosene are
>> considered naphthas."
>> From Encyclopedia.com.
>> Walt
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