"Fuels and Combustion" is a systematic and comprehensive work on a subject that forms an integral part of the undergraduate degree courses in Chemical, Mechanical, Metallurgical and Aeronautical Engineering. While emphasizing the fundamental principles, the book provides a balanced treatment of energy resources, processing of fuels, fundamentals of combustion and combustion appliances. The book takes a different approach by dealing with the topics in an Indian context. The third edition of the book has a completely new introduction, layoutand design; new statistics have been added to provide up-to-date information. ÍNDICE: Introduction Energy and energy resources Conventional energy resources Energy: Consumption and demand Electricity: Consumption and generation Bibliography Definitions, Units and Measures Definitions Basis for reporting results of analysis Units and conversion factors International system (SI) of units Bibliography Solid Fuels Introduction Biomass Peat Lignite or brown coal Sub-bituminous coal or black lignite Bituminous coal Semi-anthracite Anthracite Cannel coal and boghead coal Natural coke/SLV fuel Origin of coal Composition of coal Analysis and properties of coal Action of heat on coal Oxidation of coal Hydrogenation of coal Classification of coal Bibliography Processing of Solid Fuels Introduction Coal preparation Storage of coal Carbonisation Briquetting of solid fuels Gasification of solid fuels Liquefaction of solid fuels Problems Bibliography Liquid Fuels Introduction Petroleum Liquid fuels from sources other than petroleum Storage and handling of liquid fuels Bibliography Gaseous Fuels Introduction Types of gaseous fuels Cleaning and purification of gaseous fuels Problems Bibliography Combustion Process (Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics) Combustion stoichiometry Examples Rapid methods of combustion stoichiometry Combustion thermodynamics Problems Bibliography Combustion Process (Kinetics) Nature of combustion process Types of combustion processes Mechanism of combustion reactions Spontaneous ignition temperature (SIT) Velocity of flame propagation Limits of inflammability Structure of flame Flame stability Kinetics of liquid fuel combustion Kinetics of solid fuel combustion Problems Bibliography Combustion Appliances Introduction Gas burners Oil burners Coal burningequipment Bibliography Appendices Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4398-2541-9
- Editorial: CRC Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 12/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés