I completely forgot that a few dragsters are jet powered and probably do run on something close to kerosene. I’ve seen them a few times, not really racing but as an exposition. They’re pretty loud.
Years ago, probably at the Mopar Nationals, they were doing some jet car runs. In this video (2 min, I can’t believe the shaved head guy wasn’t wearing ear protection), you can see the observation deck behind the start line. At the race I remember, the deck was about three stories tall and when the driver did those pulses to get up to the line, I (in the stands) could see the windows flex from the power in the reflections. It really batters the senses: You feel it in your chest, the smell is wonderful, the sound has you unconsciously clapping your hands over your ears, and who doesn’t enjoy seeing fire shooting out of something colorful. Although, the Top Fuel cars did that, too.
And this also unlocked an old memory. I had remembered going with my dad to fill the blue kerosene can but couldn’t remember what he used it for. It was weed killer. I used Google StreetView to see if the pump was still there (it was standalone and off to the side) but it looks like not.
The fuel control, be it mechanical or electronic, simply adjusts to provide sufficient fuel to maintain 100% speed. The only difference is less “energetic” fuels require a higher amount of fuel consumption to maintain desired power levels. In other words, your mileage may vary.
So whether you’re burning JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, Jet A, Jet B, kerosene, diesel or avgas, the engine doesn’t care. There’s not even an input to tell it. But there are secondary effects - avgas, for example, is much more volatile. Flying at high altitude can give a bad case of vapor lock.
If there was a way to inject it, a turbine would run on powdered coal. Or french fryer oil, properly filtered, of course!
I worked in a service station in the 1960’s in So Cal. We sold it as white gas and also kerosene. We didn’t sell very much of it. Parts cleaning, and paint thinner and brush cleaner were the primary uses here if I remember correctly.