[Stoves] Diesel as an excellent fuel for rural households

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Anil

 

Sticking with the topic, paraffin (kerosene) and diesel have a close friendship.  Although kerosene composition varies a lot (it is a junk fuel) I can give some numbers from South Africa to use as indicators:

 

C9H20 to C20H42 is the typical range of paraffin in South Africa with an uneven mixture – tending towards the right side to keep the evaporation rate low (because some stoves heat the fuel).

 

Diesel is about C16H34 to C22H46 so there is a large overlap. Anything that will burn kerosene really well can probably burn diesel well too.

 

Diesel engines can run a 50-50 mix of diesel-paraffin without modification.

 

Regards

Crispin

 

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