Greg, Thanks. 110 ppm reduction from what originally?
Funny, some of the stuff (registered lab notebooks, etc), I still use.
You state:
Quote: I summerize by saying the Acetone enhances the mixing of gas and air (inter diffusion) or oxidation enhancement cause it allows more free O2 TO BOND onto the Hydrocarbon chain. Octane is rather stable and needs help to bump open a spot surrounding the carbons and the Carbon in the Acetone grts right in there.
While I too do not want to argue, an not having the kinetic chemistry background, could you clarify how acetone allows O2 to bond to a stable chain? Doesn't the heat of compression/combustion first have to start to break downthe octane molecule to expose free radicals? Does acetone breakdown easier allowing faster propagation of this reaction? I can see how diluting octane with acetone can increase the rate of combustion by putting easily breakable chains amongst the harder ones, but that is providing the fact the acetone is easier to combust, right?
And, we buy our specialty fuels pre-blended, I could probably get my hands on lead, but it easier to get toluene....
