ABSTRACT

The need for cleaner, sustainable energy continues to drive engineering research, development, and capital projects. Recent advances in combustion science and technology, including sophisticated diagnostic and control equipment, have enabled engineers to improve fuel processes and systems and reduce the damaging effects of fuels on the environment.

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|18 pages

Fuels in General

chapter 3|10 pages

Fuels Classification

chapter 4|18 pages

Fuel-Consuming Energy Systems

chapter 5|32 pages

Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics

chapter 6|18 pages

Chemical Kinetics of Fuel Combustion

chapter 8|24 pages

Combustion and Flames

chapter 10|16 pages

1 Petroleum Reservoirs

chapter 11|10 pages

Refining of Petroleum

chapter 12|20 pages

1 Spark Ignition Gasoline-Fueled Engines

chapter 13|20 pages

Diesel Fuels and Some Other Liquid Fuels

chapter 14|22 pages

�1 Combustion of Solid Fuels

chapter 15|38 pages

Natural Gas and Other Gaseous Fuels

chapter 16|16 pages

Alternative Fuels