Developed specifically for mechanical chemical, and petroleum engineering students, this book provides an up-to-date, informed, well-integrated, and balanced overview of the field of fuels science and technology with particular reference to energy supplies, efficiency, and the environment. It is an integrated yet simplified and concise presentation of the factors and processes that control the suitability of various types of fuels in combustion systems and their impact on the environment. This approach also links supportively with related conventional engineering courses such as thermodynamics, combustion, environmental engineering, chemistry, and materials.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Fuels in General
Chapter 3 : Fuels Classification
Chapter 4 : Fuel-Consuming Energy Systems
Chapter 5 : Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics
Chapter 6 : Chemical Kinetics of Fuel Combustion
Chapter 7 : Exhaust Emissions from the Combustion of Fuels
Chapter 8 : Combustion and Flames
Chapter 9 : Fire and Safety in Relation to Fuel Installations and Handling
Chapter 10 : Petroleum
Chapter 11 : Refining of Petroleum
Chapter 12 : Gasoline
Chapter 13 : Diesel Fuels and Some Other Liquid Fuels
Chapter 14 : Solid Fuels
Chapter 15 : Natural Gas and Other Gaseous Fuels
Chapter 16 : Alternative Fuels
Glossary
References
Index
