Autore |
Richards Paul <1956->
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Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Warrendale, Pennsylvania : , : SAE International, , 2023
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (1 PDF (xxix, 770 pages)) : illustrations ; ; cm
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Soggetto topico |
Motor fuels
Automobiles - Fuel systems
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automotive
Energy technology and engineering
Automotive technology and trades
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ISBN |
1-5231-5803-4
1-4686-0579-8
1-4686-0580-1
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Preface to first edition -- Preface to second edition -- Preface to third edition -- Preface to fourth edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction to automotive fuels and their specification -- Chapter 2: A history of gasoline and diesel fuel development -- Chapter 3: Manufacture of gasoline and diesel fuel from crude oil -- Chapter 4: Manufacture of gasoline and diesel fuel from non-crude oil fossil sources -- Chapter 5: Manufacture of gasoline and diesel fuel from renewable sources -- Chapter 6: Storage, distribution, and handling of gasoline and diesel fuel -- Chapter 7: Positive ignition engine combustion process -- Chapter 8: Gasoline engine design and influence of fuel characteristics -- Chapter 9: Gasoline volatility -- Chapter 10: Influence of gasoline composition on stability, gum formation, and engine deposits -- Chapter 11: Gasoline additives -- Chapter 12: Other gasoline specification and non-specification properties -- Chapter 13: Influence of gasoline characteristics on emissions -- Chapter 14: Racing fuels -- Chapter 15: The diesel engine combustion process -- Chapter 16: Diesel engine design and influence of fuel characteristics -- Chapter 17: Diesel fuel low-temperature characteristics -- Chapter 18: Influence of diesel fuel composition on stability and engine deposits -- Chapter 19: Diesel fuel additives -- Chapter 20: Other diesel specification and nonspecification properties -- Chapter 21: Influence of diesel fuel characteristics on emissions -- Chapter 22: The kinetically controlled compression ignition engine and combustion process chapter -- 23: Future trends and alternative fuels -- Appendix 1: Introduction to fuel chemistry -- Appendix 2: Worldwide fuel charter recommendations -- Appendix 3: TOP TIER™ fuel standards -- Appendix 4: Composition of biodiesel from different feedstocks -- Appendix 5: Material safety data sheets -- Appendix 6: Lead alkyls -- Appendix 7: Physical properties of hydrocarbons -- Appendix 8: Abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendix 9: Glossary of terms -- Index -- About the authors.
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910915670203321 |