When fuel combusts, it is not the liquid itself that burns. Instead, it is the volatile fuel molecules hovering above the liquid that ignite on contact with oxygen and flame.

China gives green light to nuclear reactor that burns thorium – a fuel that could power the country for 20,000 years. ... The reactor, a two-megawatt liquid-fuelled thorium molten salt reactor ...

A RECENT letter by Godsave1 described experiments on the combustion-rates of single liquid-fuel droplets. The general case of the combustion of liquid fuel in gas streams is being studied at this ...

New catalyst could provide liquid hydrogen fuel of the future. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 15, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 10 / 231012161757.htm ...

Fuel cells that react liquid sodium metal with air could be the power source required to give electric airplanes much longer ranges, a new paper has proposed. The idea has yet to leave the ...

Stephen Edelstein February 26, 2024 Comment Now! Gaseous hydrogen is the default for fuel-cell vehicles, but Daimler Truck is experimenting with liquid hydrogen for large commercial vehicles—and ...

North Korea says it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first known use of the propellant in a longer-range projectile, as it seeks the capability to launch ...

Liquid propellants provide greater propulsive thrust and power, but require more complex technology and extra weight. Solid fuel is dense and burns quite quickly, generating thrust over a short time.

A liquid hydrogen fuel system now in fleet trials in Germany boasts a range of 650 miles at a gross weight of 80,000 pound and a payload of about 45,000 pounds. That leaves the Tesla Semi in the ...