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This Wiki should help explain the science and game play balancing act in this unusual jet engine add-on for Kerbal Space Program.

If a fuel can burn using part of the ambient atmosphere as an oxidizer, then an oxidizer can burn using part of the ambient atmosphere as a fuel. The KSP Wiki suggests the planet Eve could have about ten percent of such a vapourized fuel in its dense and hot atmosphere, and this part add-on suggests we can use that ambient vapourized fuel with KSP's oxidizer to produce jet thrust. The Eve biome "Explodium Sea" lends its name to this hypothetical atmospheric hydrocarbon: "Explodium Vapour."

Planets with hydrocarbons in the air aren't that far-fetched. In our real solar system, the planet Saturn's moon Titan has about 1% to 5% methane in its thick but cold atmosphere. If the chemistry here is correct, this would be enough to ignite oxygen.

This Wiki has three major documents. The first covers the scientific theory, mostly chemistry, behind these parts. The second covers add-on-specifics, such as the compromises made for game play's sake. The third, recently added, explains engine behaviour in Eve's thicker air.