Elements of Fuel and Combustion Technology

This book contains detailed description of solid, liquid, gaseous fuels, combustion and furnaces. Beside short questions and answers and multiple choice questions and answers and multiple choice questions; answers drawn from The examination papers of various engineering. Table of Content Ch 1. Introduction and Classification of Fuels Ch 2. Definitions and units Conversions Related to Fuel Technology Ch 3. Wood, Charcoal and Peat Ch 4. Origin, Composition, Characteristics and Significance of Constitution of Coal Ch 5. Petrography of Coal Ch 6. Washing of Coal Ch 7. The Storage of Coal-Oxidation and Spontaneous Combustion Ch 8. Pulverised Fuel/Coal Ch 9. Usage of Coal Ch 10. Comparative Study of Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuel Ch 11. Selection of Coal for Various Uses Ch 12. Mineral Matters IN Coal-Ash and Clinker Formation Ch 13. Properties and Testing of Coal Ch 14. Classification of Coal Ch 15. Carbonisation of Coal-Coke making and By-Products Recovery Ch 16. Characteristics and Distribution of Indian Coal Ch 17. Origin, Composition and Classification of Petroleum-Indian Crude Oil Ch 18. Crude of Distillation Ch 19. Thermal and Catalytic Cracking Ch 20. Thermal and Catalytic Reforming Ch 21. Polymerisation, Alkylation and Isomerisation Ch 22. Purification of Petroleum Products Ch 23. Properties of Petroleum Products Ch 24. Coal Tar Fuels (C. T. F) Ch 25. Requisite of Good Quality Gasoline, Diesel, Fuel Oil and Other Petroleum Products Ch 26. Liquid Fuels from Coal by its Hydrogenation and Liquefaction Ch 27. Other Liquid Fuels-Benzole, Shale Oil, Alcohol and Colloidal Fuels Ch 28. Storage and handling of Liquid Fuels/Fuel Oils Ch 29. Methane, Wood Gas, Gobar Gas, Sewage Gas and Gas from Underground Gasification of Coal Ch 30. Natural Gas, Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Refinery Gases Ch 31. Producer Gas and Water Gas Ch 32. Blast Furnace Gas, Coke Oven Gas and L. D Converter Gas-Steel Plant Fuels Ch 33. Coal Gas from Coal Gasification Processes Ch 34. Oil Gas from Oil Gasification Processes Ch 35. General Principles of Combustion Ch 36. Types of Combustion Processes Ch 37. Combustion of Solid Fuels Grate Firing and Pulverised Fuel Firing System Ch 38. Burners of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels Combustion Ch 39. Combustion Calculations Ch 40. Gas Analysis and Calorific Value Determination Ch 41. Fluidised Bed Combustion Ch 42. Introduction of Furnaces Ch 43. Waste Heat Recovery and Fuel Economy in Furnaces Ch 44. Control of Furnace Atmosphere Ch 45. Classification of Furnaces Ch 46. Fuels and Furnaces in Steel Plants Ch 47. Furnace Heat Balance Calculations Ch 48. Briquetting of Solid Fuels/Coal Ch 49. Gas Cleaning and Purification Ch 50. Rocket Fuels Ch 51. Thermal Insulation Ch 52. Properties and Efficient Utilization of Steam Ch 53. Electric Furnaces Ch 54. Refractories Ch 55. Appendix-A - Technical Data on Fuels Ch 56. Appendix-B - Short Questions and Answers on Fuel Technology Ch 57. Appendix-C - Multi-Choice Questions and Answers Fuel and Combustion Technology Ch 58. Appendix-D - Glossary of terms related to fuels and combustion Technology