Properties of Common Fuels
| Fuel | Energy density |
Air-fuel ratio |
Specific energy |
Heat of vaporization |
RON | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline and biogasoline | 32 MJ/L | 14.6 | 2.9 MJ/kg air | 0.36 MJ/kg | 91–99 | 81–89 |
| Butanol fuel | 29.2 MJ/L | 11.1 | 3.2 MJ/kg air | 0.43 MJ/kg | 96 | 78 |
| Ethanol fuel | 19.6 MJ/L | 9.0 | 3.0 MJ/kg air | 0.92 MJ/kg | 107 | 89 |
| Methanol fuel | 16 MJ/L | 6.4 | 3.1 MJ/kg air | 1.2 MJ/kg | 106 | 92 |
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