OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - kerosene
Label: kerosene

Definition:
Kerosene, also known as paraffin, lamp oil, and coal oil (an obsolete term), is a portion of matter consisting of combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in industry as well as households. It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage. [...] Kerosene is widely used to power jet engines of aircraft (jet fuel) and some rocket engines and is also commonly used as a cooking and lighting fuel and for fire toys such as poi. In parts of Asia, kerosene is sometimes used as fuel for small outboard motors or even motorcycles.

Sub classes:
Definition:
Jet fuel is kerosene used for aviation turbine power units. It has the same distillation characteristics between 150 °C and 300 °C (generally not above 250 °C) and flash point as kerosene. In addition, it has particular specifications (such as freezing point) which are established by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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Definition:
A portion of matter is an aggregate of material entities that have a state of matter.

Editor note:
Portions of matter describe mass nouns like e.g. water, air and fuel. Mass nouns are uncountable, but portions of these can be quantified, like 1 glass of water, 1 m³ of air or 1 barrel of fuel. For further explanation please refer to: https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/wiki/Explanation-on-mass-nouns