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"Co-authored by a renowned researcher in energy studies, this book discusses the production, distribution, and applications of alternative fuels with respect to different modes of transportation (land, sea, and aviation). Much of the emphasis is on applications of these fuels in internal combus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Babu, M. K. Gajendra
Other Authors: Subramanian, K. A., 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Ã2013.
Ã2013
Subjects:
Motor fuels.
Fuel switching.
Spark ignition engines > Alternative fuels.
Diesel motor > Alternative fuels.
Carburants.
Hydrocarbures > Remplacement.
fuel.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
SCIENCE > Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : land, sea and air transportation
  • 2. Conventional fuels for land transportation
  • 3. Alternative fuels for land transportation
  • 4. Aviation fuels
  • 5. Utilisation of alternative fuels in internal combustion engines/vehicles
  • 6. fuel quality characterisation for suitability of internal combustion engines
  • 7. Modelling of alternative fuelled internal combustion engines
  • 8. Alternative powered vehicles
  • 9. Alternative fuels for rail transportation
  • 10. Alternative fuels for marine transportation
  • 11. Alternative fuels for aviation (airbus and helicopter)
  • 12. Global warming and climate change.