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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800167203321

Autore

Karim Ghazi A.

Titolo

Fuels, energy, and the environment / / by Ghazi A. Karim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-08871-X

1-4665-1018-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Classificazione

SCI024000TEC009010TEC009070

Disciplina

621.042

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources

Energy conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; 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 FuelsChapter 15 - Natural Gas and Other Gaseous Fuels; Chapter 16 - Alternative Fuels; Glossary; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

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.