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wrote:
K. Smith wrote:

Only gases burn, no liquids no matter how flammable they are, actually
"burn", all liquids that can burn only do so once they're fully
vapourised. It's the vapour that allows oxygen to be available to
support the combustion.

Are you sure that's correct?

I think diesel fuel is atomized, not vaporized, to support combustion.
The fuel can burn because each microdrop is surrounded by an atmosphere
that contains oxygen.

Never mind. Additional consideration arrives at a conclusion that
supports your theory;
the microdrops evaporate into the atmosphere of the cylinder
immediately prior to combustion. "Evaporate" as in material ceases to
behave as a liquid and begins behaving as a gas.