WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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kerosene
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patent
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bessemer
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gasoline
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kerosene is a light petroleum distillate commonly used as fuel in heaters, lamps, cooking stoves, and water heaters.
Detailed explanation-2: -RP-1 (alternatively, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used as rocket fuel. RP-1 provides a lower specific impulse than liquid hydrogen (LH2), but is cheaper, is stable at room temperature, and presents a lower explosion hazard.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kerosene is produced by fractional distillation of crude oil in an oil refinery. It condenses at a temperature intermediate between diesel fuel, which is less volatile, and naphtha and gasoline, which are more volatile.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kerosene is a fuel oil formed from the distillation of crude oil and is widely used as a heating oil, among other uses.