Patent ID: 8038742

Claim:
A fuel for a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine satisfying the following requirements (1), (2), (3), and (4): (1) distillation characteristics: initial boiling point (IBP): 0° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower; 30 volume percent distillation temperature (T30): 70° C. or higher and 130° C. or lower; 50 volume percent distillation temperature (T50): 95° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower; 70 volume percent distillation temperature (T70): 100° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower; 90 volume percent distillation temperature (T90): 150° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower; 95 volume percent distillation temperature (T95): 230° C. or higher and 360° C. or lower; and end point (EP): 250° C. or higher and 380° C. or lower; (2) research octane number: 62 or greater and 85 or less (3) density at 15° C.: 0.700 g/cm 3 or higher and lower than 0.800 g/cm 3 ; and (4) Reid vapor pressure at 37.8° C.: 30 kPa or greater and lower than 65 kPa.