1. *kerosene*, also spelled kerosine, also called *paraffin* or *paraffin* oil, flammable hydrocarbon liquid commonly used as a fuel. *Kerosene* is typically pale yellow or colourless and has a not-unpleasant characteristic odour.Jan 22, 2015
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 1:38 PM John Willis <jo...@mac.com> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 20, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Jan van Bekkum <jan.vanbek...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > There is a similar confusion for kerosine (US), paraffine (UK), petroleum > (NL); it all the same liquid > > > Yikes! > > Paraffin is a wax, and petroleum is just a fancy word for oil in general. > I think Kerosene is the winner for the tag. > > http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin_wax > > They mention paraffin is sometimes used to refer to the separate kerosene > liquid. > > Language is so interesting ^_^ > > > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 12:29 PM johnw <jo...@mac.com> wrote: > >> On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 20/03/2015 6:20 PM, John Willis wrote: >> >> >> I haven't had a chance to read up on how to define the fuel type. >> >> I imagine there is various heating oils, propane and kerosene, LNG, coal, >> wood, different grades of gas, diesel, aviation fuel, jet fuel, etc - even >> "farm gas" which has different taxes. >> >> How can those be defined - esp if a shop sells more than one ( like my >> Japanese gas station that also sells kerosene?) >> >> >> Read the wiki? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:fuel >> >> >> Thanks for the link. >> >> >> that lists various octane ratings, LPG, wood, electric, diesel... >> >> It misses on various things as it is designed for amenity=fuel ... >> but has been expanded for amenity=bbq ... that expansion has not followed >> the same system though. >> >> >> well, I guess you could use fuel:wood=yes for a place that sells >> firewood, same with charcoal, if it was of mappable importance. >> >> at least they didn’t try to define the liquid fuels the same way (“gas”), >> and left it to us to add propane/kerosene, etc. >> >> >> You can change it .. or make proposals here. Just don't change the >> existing values and it should be fine. >> I'd think you'd be adding heating oils, propane and kerosene. >> >> I'd leave the avgas and jet fuel for later when aviation types want it, >> not something you normally see for sale. >> >> >> yea, I’m more interested in kerosene for mapping Japan. Propane in the US >> is for BBQ grills, right? as far as the heating oils they use for the >> central heaters in the eastern US, I have no idea what it is actually >> called. >> >> 'Opal' fuel is a special petrol that exists in 'outback' Australia .. >> maybe that could be added. >> >> >> if that is how it’s displayed, I would add it, as it is not “normal” >> gasoline. There’s another additive down there too, the adblue stuff. >> >> it discourages kids sniffing petrol and ending up without brains. Some >> people use avgas in their vehicles for the same purpose. >> >> >> there must not be a lot of stuff to do out there, I take it. >> >> Javbw. >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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