1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
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Hello,
I know they used Toluene and like 30% Diesel,
Why diesel ? Some say it is to slow down combustion butbi dont believe it is that, and it would not be beneficial to do this.
I think it was done to lubricate the mechanical injection system.
I know they used Toluene and like 30% Diesel,
Why diesel ? Some say it is to slow down combustion butbi dont believe it is that, and it would not be beneficial to do this.
I think it was done to lubricate the mechanical injection system.
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
The BMW blend was allegedly a 84/16 mix of toluene and benzene. Other teams used a blend with a similar toluene component but some amount of xylene as well.
The only reason I could think of they would add diesel to the mix would be to lower the octane to get below the limit of 102.
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
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RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
FIA didn't implement a rule which required fuels to be made from the same compounds as commercially available fuel until 1995.
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
Now commonly used in classes of racing where it is not prohibited, google "Aquamist".
"Schiefgehen wird, was schiefgehen kann" - das Murphygesetz
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
The Lucas shuttle metering concept involved a steel rotor running at half engine speed in a steel sleeve and lubricated by the fuel. In the days before coatings such as DLC, this arrangement worked reasonably well but was marginal with the minimal lubricity of typical gasoline; with the even worse lubricity of Toluene it would be liable to scuff and seize. Adding diesel fuel could be expected to restore the essential (for this mechanism) lubricity to an acceptable level. The dosing rate was probably a guess based on empirical experience; today we would use the HFRR (High Frequency Reciprocating Rig) test to more accurately characterize the fuel lubricity.
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
Those engines are still in use today all over the world, no demise there. Everts air in Alaska uses those demised engines daily hauling cargo for profit, those engines have much better fuel economy and less expensive overhauls than a turbine AC engine.
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend
Are they still using water/methanol injection for take-off power?
"Schiefgehen wird, was schiefgehen kann" - das Murphygesetz
RE: 1980s F1 Fuel, Toluene Diesel blend