Hydrocarbon Fuels

Production, Properties and Performance of Liquids and Gases

  • E. M. Goodger
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Hydrocarbons as a Source of Energy
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      Pages 3-20

  3. Hydrocarbon-Fuel Chemistry and Physics

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 21-21
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    2. Structure and Properties of Hydrocarbon Molecules
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      Pages 23-45
    3. Thermochemistry of Fuels
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      Pages 46-57
    4. Fuel Combustion Equilibria
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      Pages 58-72
    5. Basic Properties and Tests of Liquid Fuels
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      Pages 73-97
    6. Additional Properties and Tests
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      Pages 98-118

  4. Commercial Hydrocarbon Fuels in Service

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      Pages 119-119
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    2. Fuel-Processing, and Product Applications
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      Pages 121-136
    3. Fuel-handling
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      Pages 137-161
    4. Fuel Performance in Reciprocating-piston Engines
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      Pages 162-188
    5. Fuel Performance in Continuous Combustors
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      Pages 189-207
    6. Emissions from Hydrocarbon Fuel Utilisation
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      Pages 208-219
    7. Alternative Fuels and Direct Conversion
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      Pages 220-236
  5. Back Matter
    Pages 237-270
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About this book

Keywords

chemical engineering chemistry fuel

Authors and affiliations

  • E. M. Goodger
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Cranfield Institute of TechnologyUK
  2. 2.The University of NewcastleAustralia

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02652-4
  • Copyright Information Macmillan Publishers Limited 1975
  • Publisher Name Palgrave, London
  • eBook Packages Engineering
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-02654-8
  • Online ISBN 978-1-349-02652-4
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