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Introduction

Have you ever wonder which element is the best fuel? Which element is ideal for your engine or rocket? Have you ever want to know which element is more efficient? NITR or GUN? So, this is to show different types of fuel and their statistics. This also includes combinations of elements. There are the most obvious and most popular types of materials that can power generators or can be used in models of rockets. This comparsion shows different posibilities of fuel, their advantages and disadvantages, and also few numbers that describe its power. Everything is shown in tabel.

Definition

A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases chemical or nuclear energy as heat or to be used for work. In TPT the fuel is every element that can generate energy (mostly heat), which can be used to power different machines and simulations. Fuel changes its state due to chemical or nuclear reactions and releases portions of energy at the expense of losing its internal power.

General types of fuel

We can destinguish the following types of fuel:

Solid fuel

• Powder fuel like , ,
• Real solid fuel , ,

Liquid fuel

• Conventional liquid fuel like , ,
• Special liquid fuel like , ,

Gas

• Typical gasses like , ,
• Other gasses like , ,

Nuclear fuel

• Solid nuclear like ,
• Liquid nuclear fuel like ,

Other elements

• Other elements like , ,

Elements combinations

• Mixed elements, which create new particles like +
• Mixed elements to get better burning like layer + layer

How to examine and describe fuel

There will be informations about how @docRoboRobert measured different types of fuel. Actually, this part is under construction.

Testing chamber

This is an aparature which allows to measure properties of different fuel types. The first box have to be filled with testing material and ignited. This box can be used to log temperature data and measure preassure. Second box is used to measure how much energy (heat) is transfered to other materials and how effective is its heat transition. 3rd container is used to measure the burning time and measure temperature for elements, which can't be properly ignited in 1st box (like OIL). The last machine is rocket engine test. This can be used to measure how effective is the element as rocket fuel and how much thrust it can generate.

Testing materials

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Usefull formulas

There will be the formula, which allows to measure effectiveness and power of different fuel types. Actually, this part is under construction.

Burning time it's how long (in frames) you need to wait untill all fuel is burned out. Note that in some fuel types burning time depend on which side the fuel was ignited. For example: GUN burns instantly if it's ingited from bottom.

Fuel effectiveness can be measured using this formula:

(average burning temperature x average pressure) + (Δ water temperature/3)

Average pressure is preassure measured after few frames after ignition or average preassure measured during burning process (if fuel burns long enough and doesn't generate preassure instantly)

Δ water temp. is divided by 3 due to there's three times more water than fuel in testing chamber.

After that, the number have to be divided by 100 to get smaller number. (eU is energy unit)

Released energy can be measured using this formula:

Δ temperature x average preassure + amount of additional particles

Average pressure is preassure measured after few frames after ignition or average preassure measured during burning process (if fuel burns long enough and doesn't generate preassure instantly)

Δ temperature is difference between temperature before ignition and average burning temperature.

Amount of additional particles is a number of extra particles released during burning (total released particles - number particles of fuel before ingnition).

After that, the number have to be divided by 100 to get smaller number. (PEU is Powder Energy Unit)

Tabel of fuel types

There will be the tabel with different fuel types, their statistics, advantages and disadvantages. Actually, this part is under construction.

Main tabel

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Material	Fuel type	Temperature	Preassure	Burning time (frames)	Fuel effectiveness	Released energy	Efficiciency as rocket fuel	Advantages	Disadvantages	Notes
	Powder	722C	4.00	1 - 26	29,45 eU	28,89 PEU	26 eU	Can't melt most of materials.	Quite light particles might not flow wery well.	X
	Liquid	922C	4.00	X	X	X	X	Liquid element is good rocket fuel if you use it with PIPE.	Might explode easily if isn't isolated.	Forms TNT if mixed with CLST.

References

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Making your own mixed fuel

There will be informations about mixing elements to get your own fuel. Actually, this part is under construction.