If you scroll back up a little, you'll see Taw had mentioned that it is, by volume, very high in calorific value. You'll want to compare how much (in weight) fuel oil it takes to generate X amount of heat (calories) as compared to coal, wood, etc.

Also, there are new technologies deployed in the latest oil furnaces so that it will burn more completely and, therefore, more cleanly. The process introduces tiny little drops of water vapor which attracts the fuel oil onto its surface, thus making the surrounding oil take on more surface area to burn up more completely.

just what standard are you ? high school? lower secondary? we should be aware of his level first..

i think oil is more efficient than coal or any other solid fuel cause ther'll be less impurity in liquids than solids.

Mid-Secondary School, if it helps, but there is really nothing to stop me putting advanced stuff in, if I'm confused, I can easily badger my teacher for additional background.

I'm not evil, just morally challenged

Edited by - The Evil Thing on 3/4/2004 10:26:53 AM

Meh, it doesn't matter, either they understand or I'm smarter than them. Both solutions work for me .

jk .

you may wish to close your essay by saying that making the eventual switch over to hydrogen fuel would be a good idea.

i think it's a more efficient fuel than fossil fuels (higher caloric output per mole or whatever), the waste product is water, and it also can be made from water...
these facts are essential if we ever hope to establish a base on another planet...say, Mars for example.
if there's water there, it can be used not only for drinking, but also to manufacture oxygen for breathing and hydrogen for use as fuel. because there sure as hell won't be fossil fuels on Mars, and it would be too expensive and impracticle to transport fules from earth...

hope that gives you some ideas

Kyp

The other day, in study hall, i farted really loud, you know...so the guys would laugh...and i swear it was so hanus that Susie Johnson almost ralphed up her salsbury steak.
it was freakin sweet...

yeh well there may well be hydrogen fuel engines for mucking about in space with in the not-too distant future, but I can guarantee I'll be forking out for overpriced petrol at the local garage for quite a few more years yet

There's no way the oil companies are going to surrender their vested interests to clean, cheap renewable fuels - unless they owned the rights to it.

Don't throw in the towel just yet Taw. Hybrid sporty-ish cars are on the way. Road & Track magazine just noted last month that Toyota is going to be rolling out a hybrid Supra in the next 12 months and there is talk of Mazda also coming out with a hybrid Miata. Both are to keep their current horsepower ratings.

At least you won't have to buy so MUCH expensive gas when you do go.