Chemistry of Fuel and Lubricants
Fuel And Lubricants Fuel: A Fuel is a substance that can be made to combine with oxygen with evolution of light and thermal energy that can be utilized for domestic as well as industrial heating. Classification of Fuels: According to the physical state in which they exist in nature - solid, liquid and gaseous. According to the mode of their procurement- natural and manufactured. Fuel------- (a) Natural Fuels (B) Manufactured Fuels Natural Fuels: (1) solid( wood,coal) (2) Liquid (petroleum). (3) Gas (Natural gas). Manufactured Fuels: (1) solid (coke, charcoal). (2) Liquid ( coal tar, kerosene). (3) Gas ( coal gas, producer gas) ...