Liquid Fuels discusses the properties, classification, manufacturing, and practical use of liquid fuels. The book is organized into 10 chapters discussing the various aspects of liquid fuels, from source to storage. Chapters 1 and 2 present the main source of liquid fuels and other sources such as oil shales and coal. Chapter 3 illustrates the physical and chemical tests used to determine the properties of liquid fuels and the significance of these properties to the practical applications of the different types of fuels. Fuels for spark and compression ignition engines are discussed in Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 6 presents the combustion and atomization of fuel oils. Chapters 7 to 9 enumerate the industrial and household uses of liquid fuels. The final chapter deals with the handling and storage of liquid fuels. Students of chemical engineering and metallurgy and people working at industries requiring the use of liquid fuels in their manufacturing processes will find the book useful.

ForewordAcknowledgments1 The Manufacture of Liquid Fuels from Petroleum Distillation Fuel Oils Conversion Processes Treatment Processes2 Liquid Fuels from Sources Other than Petroleum Oil Shales Coal3 Properties of Liquid Fuels Density and Specific Gravity Viscosity Flash Point and Fire Point Pour Point and Cloud Point Carbon Residue Burning Tests Sulphur Content Ash Content Stability and Compatibility Water Content Calorific Value4 Fuels for Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines Combustion Characteristics Motor Gasolines Aviation Gasolines Vaporizing Oil or Power Kerosine Alcohols5 Fuels for Compression Ignition Engines Compression Ignition Engines Characteristics of Diesel Fuels Specifications for Diesel Fuels Diesel Fuels from Sources Other than Petroleum Applications of Diesel Fuels6 Atomization and Combustion of Fuel Oils Oil Burners Efficient Combustion Low Temperature Corrosion Smut Formation and Steel Stack Corrosion7 The Use of Liquid Fuels in Boilers, Industrial Furnaces, and Gas Turbines Large Water Tube Boilers Shell-type Boilers Industrial Furnaces Furnace Temperature Control Furnace Pressure Control Combustion Control Open Hearth Furnace Glass Furnaces Blast Furnaces Gas Turbines8 The Use of Liquid Fuels for Gas Manufacture Characteristics of Town Gas and Industrial Gases Principles of Oil Gasification Town Gas Manufacture Industrial Gas Manufacture The Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gases9 Oil Fired Domestic Heating Appliances Oil Burners used in Domestic Heating Appliances Burner Controls Oil Burning Appliances used in Domestic Heating Installations The Storage of Domestic Fuel Oil Central Heating10 Storage and Handling of Liquid Fuels Storage Tanks Liquefied Petroleum Gases Materials having Flash Points below 73°F Fuel Oils Tank Heating Oil Preheaters Ring Main SystemsIndex