Basic knowledge about Nitro Fuel
Glow Fuel, also called Nitro fuel, is a special blend of three main ingredients, plus a few minor additives. There are several different blends of nitro fuel available, suited to different types of engine and performance requirements.
The three primary ingredients are nitromethane, methanol and oil, the latter being either Castor or Synthetic. It's the nitromethane, of course, that puts the word nitro in to so many rc terms (nitro plane, nitro car, nitro engine...).
Contrary to popular belief, nitromethane isn't the primary and sole explosive ingredient of rc nitro fuel. While it is very flammable, and does contribute to the fuel burn, the primary job of nitromethane is to get extra oxygen (necessary for anything to burn) into the fuel mix.
Because of the small volume of the combustion chamber of the engine, ordinarily the small amount of naturally existing oxygen just wouldn't sustain a good burn. Nitromethane, however, carries a relatively large concentration of oxygen molecules, thus greatly increasing the amount of oxygen available to burn within the combustion chamber.
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