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Fuels, energy, and the environment /
"Developed specifically for mechanical chemical, and petroleum engineering students, this book provides an up-to-date, informed, well-integrated, and balanced overview of the field of fuels science and technology with particular reference to energy supplies, efficiency, and the environment. It...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Hoboken :
CRC Press,
2013.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Karim, G. A. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Fuels, energy, and the environment / |c Ghazi A. Karim. |
| 260 | |a Hoboken : |b CRC Press, |c 2013. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xv, 341 pages : |b illustrations | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1 |t Introduction |g 1 -- |g 1.1 |t Preamble |g 1 -- |g 1.2 |t Different Forms of Energy |g 2 -- |g 1.3 |t Primary Sources of Energy |g 2 -- |g 1.4 |t Non-Fossil Fuel Based Energy |g 4 -- |g 1.4.1 |t Hydropower |g 4 -- |g 1.4.2 |t Ocean/Wave Energy |g 4 -- |g 1.4.3 |t Wind Energy |g 4 -- |g 1.4.4 |t Solar Energy |g 5 -- |g 1.4.5 |t Geothermal Energy |g 9 -- |g 1.4.6 |t Nuclear Energy |g 9 -- |g 1.5 |t Considering the Losses of Energy from Its Production Source to Its Point of Consumption |g 10 -- |g 1.6 |t Energy Resources Exploitation |g 11 -- |g 1.7 |t Synopsis |g 12 -- |t Bibliography |g 13 -- |g 2 |t Fuels in General |g 15 -- |g 2.1 |t Introduction |g 15 -- |g 2.2 |t Some of the Main Desirable Properties of Fuels |g 16 -- |g 2.3 |t Some Relevant Units of Measurement |g 17 -- |g 2.4 |t Some Patterns of Fuel and Energy Resources and Usage |g 20 -- |g 2.5 |t Definitions of Reserves |g 21 -- |g 2.6 |t Some General Observations about Fuel and Energy Statistics |g 23 -- |g 2.7 |t Changes in the Consumption of Different Sources of Energy |g 24 -- |g 2.8 |t Problems |g 26 -- |g 2.9 |t Synopsis |g 30 -- |t Bibliography |g 30 -- |g 3 |t Fuels Classification |g 33 -- |g 3.1 |t Fossil Fuels |g 33 -- |g 3.2 |t Hydrocarbon Fuels |g 33 -- |g 3.2.1 |t Paraffinic Series, C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+2</sub> (Saturated, All with Single "C" Bonds) |g 34 -- |g 3.2.2 |t Olefin Series, C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub> (Unsaturated with One Double Bond between Two C Atoms |g 34 -- |g 3.2.3 |t Acetylene Series, C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n-2</sub> (Unsaturated with One Triple Bond between Two C Atoms) |g 36 -- |g 3.2.4 |t Naphthenes or Cycloparaffins, C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub> (Closed Chain with Single and Saturated Bonds) |g 36 -- |g 3.2.5 |t Aromatics, C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n-6</sub> (Unsaturated Ring Compounds) |g 37 -- |g 3.3 |t Some Oxygenated Compounds |g 38 -- |g 3.4 |t Problems |g 40 -- |g 3.5 |t Synopsis |g 41 -- |t Bibliography |g 41 -- |g 4 |t Fuel-Consuming Energy Systems |g 43 -- |g 4.1 |t Fuel-Consuming Work-Producing Devices |g 43 -- |g 4.2 |t Work and Heat |g 44 -- |g 4.3 |t Efficiency |g 45 -- |g 4.4 |t Fuel Energy Systems |g 47 -- |g 4.4.1 |t Internal Combustion Engines |g 47 -- |g 4.4.1.1 |t Various Types of Reciprocating Engines |g 48 -- |g 4.5 |t Cogeneration |g 52 -- |g 4.6 |t Fuel Consumption |g 54 -- |g 4.7 |t Hybrid Engines |g 56 -- |g 4.8 |t Choice of Energy Systems |g 57 -- |g 4.9 |t Problems |g 58 -- |g 4.10 |t Synopsis |g 58 -- |t Bibliography |g 59 -- |g 5 |t Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics |g 61 -- |g 5.1 |t Heating Value of Fuels |g 61 -- |g 5.2 |t Adiabatic Flame Temperature |g 63 -- |g 5.3 |t Procedure for Calculating the Temperature and Composition of the Products of Combustion, When Equilibrium Conditions Are Assumed |g 74 -- |g 5.4 |t Calorimeters |g 78 -- |g 5.5 |t Some Solved Examples |g 78 -- |g 5.6 |t Problems |g 86 -- |g 5.7 |t Synopsis |g 90 -- |t Bibliography |g 90 -- |g 6 |t Chemical Kinetics of Fuel Combustion |g 93 -- |g 6.1 |t Chemical Reactions |g 93 -- |g 6.2 |t Combustion Chemical Kinetics |g 96 -- |g 6.3 |t Solved Examples |g 103 -- |g 6.4 |t Modeling Fuel Combustion Reactions |g 103 -- |g 6.5 |t Types of Chemical Reactions Relevant to Fuels and Energy |g 106 -- |g 6.6 |t Problems |g 107 -- |g 6.7 |t Synopsis |g 108 -- |t Bibliography |g 108 -- |g 7 |t Exhaust Emissions from the Combustion of Fuels |g 111 -- |g 7.1 |t Products of Combustion of Fuels |g 111 -- |g 7.2 |t Air Pollution Control |g 113 -- |g 7.3 |t Catalytic Converters |g 119 -- |g 7.4 |t Greenhouse Effect |g 121 -- |g 7.5 |t Sulfur in Fuels |g 125 -- |g 7.6 |t Fuel-Induced Corrosion of Metals |g 126 -- |g 7.7 |t Solved Example |g 126 -- |g 7.8 |t Problems |g 127 -- |g 7.9 |t Synopsis |g 128 -- |t Bibliography |g 129 -- |g 8 |t Combustion and Flames |g 131 -- |g 8.1 |t Combustion, Flames, and Ignition Processes |g 131 -- |g 8.2 |t Diffusion Flames versus Premixed Flames |g 135 -- |g 8.3 |t Combustion Stability Characteristics |g 142 -- |g 8.4 |t Fuel Combustion via Burners and Orifices |g 145 -- |g 8.5 |t Combustion of Solid Fuels |g 146 -- |g 8.6 |t Solid Fuels Combustion Using Fluidized Beds |g 148 -- |g 8.7 |t Problems |g 150 -- |g 8.8 |t Synopsis |g 151 -- |t Bibliography |g 152 -- |g 9 |t Fire and Safety in Relation to Fuel Installations and Handling |g 155 -- |g 9.1 |t Fuel Fires |g 155 -- |g 9.2 |t Flammability Limits of Fuels |g 156 -- |g 9.3 |t Some Protective Measures |g 162 -- |g 9.4 |t Flash Point |g 164 -- |g 9.5 |t Some Terms Related to Fuel Fires and Safety |g 167 -- |g 9.6 |t Solved Example |g 168 -- |g 9.7 |t Problems |g 170 -- |g 9.8 |t Synopsis |g 172 -- |t Bibliography |g 173 -- |g 10 |t Petroleum |g 175 -- |g 10.1 |t Petroleum Reservoirs |g 175 -- |g 10.2 |t Oil Recovery |g 177 -- |g 10.3 |t Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods |g 178 -- |g 10.4 |t Oil Sands |g 182 -- |g 10.5 |t Oil Shale |g 186 -- |g 10.6 |t Problems |g 188 -- |g 10.7 |t Synopsis |g 188 -- |t Bibliography |g 189 -- |g 11 |t Refining of Petroleum |g 191 -- |g 11.1 |t Need for Refining |g 191 -- |g 11.2 |t Refining Chemical Processes |g 196 -- |g 11.3 |t Catalysts and Their Action |g 197 -- |g 11.4 |t Controls through Codes and Standards |g 198 -- |g 11.5 |t Problems |g 199 -- |g 11.6 |t Synopsis |g 199 -- |t Bibliography |g 199 -- |g 12 |t Gasoline |g 201 -- |g 12.1 |t Spark Ignition Gasoline-Fueled Engines |g 201 -- |g 12.2 |t Volatility |g 203 -- |g 12.3 |t Additives to Gasoline |g 206 -- |g 12.4 |t Catalysts |g 207 -- |g 12.5 |t Spark Ignition Engine Knock |g 207 -- |g 12.6 |t Some Features of Engine Knock |g 209 -- |g 12.7 |t Some Negative Effects of Knock in Spark Ignition Engines |g 210 -- |g 12.8 |t Operational Knock Limits |g 211 -- |g 12.9 |t Octane Number |g 213 -- |g 12.10 |t Effects of Engine Variables for Increased Incidence of Knock |g 213 -- |g 12.11 |t Knock Control |g 215 -- |g 12.12 |t Three-Way Catalyst |g 215 -- |g 12.13 |t Problems |g 216 -- |g 12.14 |t Synopsis |g 217 -- |t Bibliography |g 218 -- |g 13 |t Diesel Fuels and Some Other Liquid Fuels |g 221 -- |g 13.1 |t Diesel Engine Combustion Processes |g 221 -- |g 13.2 |t Ignition Delay in Diesel Engines |g 222 -- |g 13.3 |t Diesel Engine Fuels |g 223 -- |g 13.4 |t Diesel Engine Emissions |g 228 -- |g 13.5 |t Biodiesel Fuels |g 229 -- |g 13.6 |t Fischer-Tropsch Diesel |g 230 -- |g 13.7 |t Dual-Fuel Engine |g 230 -- |g 13.8 |t Liquid Fuels for Aviation Applications |g 231 -- |g 13.9 |t Heavy Fuels for Boiler and Furnace Applications |g 234 -- |g 13.10 |t Liquid and Solid Propellants |g 234 -- |g 13.11 |t Solved Example |g 235 -- |g 13.12 |t Problems |g 236 -- |g 13.13 |t Some Definitions Associated with Liquid Fuels |g 237 -- |g 13.14 |t Synopsis |g 239 -- |t Bibliography |g 239 -- |g 14 |t Solid Fuels |g 241 -- |g 14.1 |t Combustion of Solid Fuels |g 241 -- |g 14.2 |t Coal |g 241 -- |g 14.3 |t Case for Coal |g 244 -- |g 14.4 |t Some Properties of Coal |g 246 -- |g 14.5 |t Classification of Coals |g 248 -- |g 14.6 |t Solved Examples |g 249 -- |g 14.7 |t Coal Combustion in Fluidized Beds |g 251 -- |g 14.8 |t Gasification of Coal |g 252 -- |g 14.9 |t Underground Gasification of Coal |g 254 -- |g 14.10 |t Other Solid Fuels |g 254 -- |g 14.11 |t Coal Bed Methane |g 257 -- |g 14.12 |t Solid Fuels as Propellants |g 257 -- |g 14.13 |t Solved Example |g 258 -- |g 14.14 |t Problems |g 259 -- |g 14.15 |t Synopsis |g 260 -- |t Bibliography |g 260 -- |g 15 |t Natural Gas and Other Gaseous Fuels |g 263 -- |g 15.1 |t Merits of Operation on Gaseous Fuels |g 263 -- |g 15.2 |t Natural Gas |g 265 -- |g 15.3 |t Natural Gas Transmission |g 271 -- |g 15.4 |t Flaring of Fuel Gases |g 275 -- |g 15.5 |t Liquefied Natural Gas |g 276 -- |g 15.6 |t LNG Safety |g 277 -- |g 15.7 |t Hydrates of Methane |g 278 -- |g 15.8 |t Comparison of Features of Natural-Gas-Fueled Gas Turbines with Those of Spark Ignition Engines |g 279 -- |g 15.9 |t Propane and Liquefied Petroleum Gas |g 280 -- |g 15.10 |t Solved Example |g 281 -- |g 15.11 |t LPG Safety |g 284 -- |g 15.12 |t Some Common Non-Natural Gas Mixtures |g 285 -- |g 15.13 |t Landfill Gases |g 288 -- |g 15.14 |t Biogas Fuels |g 289 -- |g 15.15 |t Hydrogen Sulfide |g 290 -- |g 15.16 |t Solved Examples |g 291 -- |g 15.17 |t Problems |g 295 -- |g 15.18 |t Some Gaseous Fuel Mixture Terms |g 296 -- |g 15.19 |t Synopsis |g 296 -- |t Bibliography |g 297 -- |g 16 |t Alternative Fuels |g 301 -- |g 16.1 |t Introduction |g 301 -- |g 16.2 |t Applications |g 303 -- |g 16.3 |t Alcohols as Fuels |g 304 -- |g 16.4 |t Hydrogen as a Fuel |g 306 -- |g 16.5 |t Liquid Hydrogen |g 310 -- |g 16.6 |t Compressed Natural Gas |g 311 -- |g 16.7 |t Problems |g 313 -- |g 16.8 |t Synopsis |g 313 -- |t Bibliography |g 314. |
| 520 | |a "Developed specifically for mechanical chemical, and petroleum engineering students, this book provides an up-to-date, informed, well-integrated, and balanced overview of the field of fuels science and technology with particular reference to energy supplies, efficiency, and the environment. It is an integrated yet simplified and concise presentation of the factors and processes that control the suitability of various types of fuels in combustion systems and their impact on the environment. This approach also links supportively with related conventional engineering courses such as thermodynamics, combustion, environmental engineering, chemistry, and materials"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Renewable energy sources. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Energy conservation. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Énergies renouvelables. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Économies d'énergie. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a energy conservation. |2 aat | |
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