[Peakoil] Saudi crude can't replace Libyan

[Antony Barry]

On 01/03/2011, at 7:47 AM, X wrote:

> Avgas, I believe. Aviation fuel must be as energy dense and as light as possible. I suspect the specifications for aviation fuel would be much stricter than for terrestrial transport - where you can get away with heavier substitutes and additives. 

 The energy density would be much the same and the density. While it might be a fraction lighter in deensity it is more a matter of the higher temperature it burns at and the lower temperature of the fuel tanks although I am guessing a bit.

Tony

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