liquid fuel

Combustible flowing energy

Liquid fuel is any combustible substance in liquid form used to generate energy—gasoline, diesel, kerosene, ethanol.

The term distinguishes these from solid fuels like coal or gaseous ones like natural gas.

Liquid fuels dominate transportation because they're energy-dense and easy to store and pump: The rocket uses liquid fuel rather than solid propellant.

Related

heating oil · rocket propellant · hydrazine · naphtha · petrol · unleaded · high octane · nozzle · refinery · tank · gas pump · octane · pump · oil · diesel · accelerant · volatile · combustion

Categories
Opposites
physical state of fuel

liquid fuelsolid fuel

Burnable material, not fluid

coal · wood · natural gas · charcoal · firewood

energy source type

liquid fuelelectricity

Energy from charged particles

wind power · solar energy · hydroelectric power · nuclear power · geothermal energy

Family

fuel, liquid

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G