A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 293
sedbeyond the point necessary for the evaporation of thekerosene, a series of more dense lubricating oils are drivenover into the condensing stills. The specific gravity ofbenzene and gasolene are, respectively, 0725 and 0 775,whilst kerosene is of a denser character, being 0 822 specificgravity.… … It is easy to understand that mere contact with air willbring about the formation of an explosive mixture in thecase of the low flash oils, but the difiicnlties are greatlyincreased in dealing with the oils of higher flashing point,for if these be heated too much in the endeavour tovolatilize them…
Internal combustion engines
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