Automotive Fuels Reference Book, 2nd Edition

The first edition of this best-selling, widely-used book was published as the Automotive Fuels Handbook in 1990. Since that time, significant progress has been made in fuels technology, and major changes in the industry have occurred. Some of these changes include the wider introduction of reformulated fuels, the introduction of new additives for primary and secondary treatment of diesel fuels, and the increase in legislation related to exhaust emissions control.

This second edition covers these changes and provides the most thorough single resource of fuels technology currently available. The book has been extensively updated to reflect technology on automotive fuels and fuel quality. Information has been included on the health and environmental effects of fuels, the alternative fuels LPG, LNG, and CNG, and tables of conversions and heating values.

Foreword
Preface to Second Edition

Chapter 1 : Automotive Fuels and Their Specifications
Chapter 2 : A History of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Development
Chapter 3 : Manufacture of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Chapter 4 : Storage, Distribution, and Handling of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Chapter 5 : The Spark Ignition Engine and The Effect of Fuel Quality of Performance
Chapter 6 : Gasoline Combustion
Chapter 7 : Gasoline Volatility
Chapter 8 : Influence of Gasoline Composition on Storage Stability and Engine Deposit Formation
Chapter 9 : Gasoline Additives
Chapter 10 : Other Gasoline Specification and Non-Specification Properties
Chapter 11 : Oxygenated Blend Components for Gasoline
Chapter 12 : Influence of Gasoline Composition on Emissions
Chapter 13 : Racing Fuels
Chapter 14 : The Diesel Engine and Its Combustion Process
Chapter 15 : Diesel Fuel Characteristics Influencing Combustion
Chapter 16 : Diesel Fuel Low-Temperature Characteristics
Chapter 17 : Other Diesel Specification and Non-Specification Properties
Chapter 18 : Diesel Fuel Additives
Chapter 19 : Future Trends and Alternative Fuels
Chapter 20 : Gaseous Fuels for Engines : Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (By C.S. Weaver)
Chapter 21 : Neat of Near-Neat Alcohols as Alternative Fuels

Appendix A : Introduction to Fuel Chemistry
Appendix B : Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons
Appendix C : Worldwide Survey of Emissions Legislation
Appendix D : Emissions and Fuel Economy Test Cycles and Procedures
Appendix E : In-Service Emissions Testing
Appendix F : Fuel Consumption and CO2 Regulations
Appendix G : Fuel COmposition and Quality Regulations
Appendix H : Fuel Quality Specification - National Standards
Appendix I : Legislative and Reference Fuels
Appendix J : Octane Properties of Hydrocarbons
Appendix K : CEC Code fo Practice - Cold Weather Performance Test Procedure of Diesel Vehicles
Appendix L : Glossary of Terms
Index