What fuel is used in formula 1 cars?

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What fuel is used in formula 1 cars?

Answer 1

I will try to explain that gasoline used by F1, according to Article 19 of the F1 Technical Regulations, chemical and since I am going to see if it explain:

Definitions:

-- Paraffins: Are alkanes, both linear and branched (Ex: Butane)

-- Olefins: Are alkenes, both linear and branched (Ex: Propylene)

-- Diolefinas: alkenes but with two double bonds (eg butadiene)

-- Naphthenic: Son alkanes, but cyclical (eg: ciclobutano)

-- Aromatic compounds: The simplest is benzene, which may take one or two aromatic rings (Ex: benzene, naphthalene)

-- Oxygenates: specific organic compounds that contain oxygen (Ex: Metilterbutil ethers, these are very important)

Properties:

Index octane Research: Between 95 and 102

Oxygen (%): Max 2.7

Nitrogen (%): Max 0.2

Benzene (% by volume): Max 1.0

Lead: (G / l): Max 0,005

Density at 15 ° C (kg/m3): Between 720 and 775

Rubber current (mg/100 ml): Max 5.0

Sulphur (mg / kg): Max 10

Conductivity (ps / cm): 200

Features distillation:

At 70 degrees C (% volume): Between 20.0 and 48.0

A 100 º C (% volume): Between 46.0 and 71.0

A 150 º C (% volume): 75.0

Final Boiling Point (C): Max 210

Membership:

Aromaticos (% volume) between 0 and 35

Olefins (% volume) between 0 and 18

Diolefinas Total (% weight) between 0 and 1

Total styrene and alquiderivados (% weight) Max 1

Concentration, as the number of carbon atoms:

C4% maximum weight: 15; C5 40; C6: 45; C7: 50; C8: 60; C9 +: 45 Other: 1

where C4: 4 compounds of carbon atoms and so on

Oxygenates

It allows a number of them, including:

Methanol, Ethanol and Metilterbutileter

These compounds have Anti properties, implying that one can increase the octane number, and avoid the detonation of gasoline, getting more power (The higher octane Index, the greater benefits). But they are limited.

Additives magnesium are prohibited.

That's it. Sorry for the brick, I hope it will be of your interest. If there is anything that is unclear, I will try to resolve your doubts.

A greeting.

Answer 2

unleaded  high octane  petrol with Helix lubricants mixed

Answer 3

The fuel used in F1 cars is fairly similar to ordinary gasoline, albeit with a far more tightly controlled mix. Formula One fuel cannot contain compounds that are not found in commercial gasoline, in contrast to alcohol-based fuels used in American open-wheel racing. Blends are tuned for maximum performance in given weather conditions or different circuits. During the period when teams were limited to a specific volume of fuel during a race, exotic high-density fuel blends were used which were actually heavier than water, since the energy content of a fuel depends on its mass density.

To make sure that the teams and fuel suppliers aren't violating the fuel regulations, the FIA requires Elf, Shell, and the other fuel teams to submit a sample of the fuel they are providing for a race. At any time, FIA inspectors can request a sample from the fueling rig to compare the "fingerprint" of what is in the car during the race with what was submitted. The teams usually abide by this rule, but in 1997, Mika Häkkinen was stripped of his third place finish at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium after the FIA determined that his fuel was not the correct formula

.Gasoline

Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzenes to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines.

Most Commonwealth countries, with the exception of Canada, use the term "petrol" (abbreviated from petroleum spirit). The term "gasoline" is commonly used in North America where it is commonly shortened in colloquial usage to "gas." This should be distinguished in usage from genuinely gaseous fuels used in internal combustion engines such as liquified petroleum gas. The term mogas, short for motor gasoline distinguished automobile fuel from aviation gasoline, or avgas. The word "gasoline" can also be used in British English to refer to a different petroleum derivative historically used in lamps, however this use is now uncommon.[1] Most American Spanish dialects use the word gasolina, derived from the North American usage