Handbook of Fuels: Energy Sources for Transportation

Transportation systems and vehicles play an important role in modern life. They would not be possible without fuel. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview of various types of fuels used to power vehicles of all kinds and the processes to produce these fuels. The main focus is on automotive fuels, however, aviation and marine fuels are described as well as alternative and novel fuels, such as ethanol, methanol, natural gas and others.
The book is not only valuable for students and graduated scientists from various industries like oil and automobile companies, but also for journalists interested in this field.

Spis treści:
Preface.
1. Introduction (Klaus Reders).
1.1 History of the Spark Ignited "Otto" Engine and of Gasoline.
1.2 History of Diesel Engine and of Diesel Fuel.
2. Oil Refining (Gunter Alfke, Walther W. Irion and Otto S. Neuwirth).
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Crude Oils and Products.
2.3 Oil Refining Processes.
2.4 Environmental Protection in Oil Refining.
2.5 Integrated Refinery Models.
2.6 Corrosion and Materials.
2.7 Testing and Analysis.
2.8 Storage and Transport.
2.9 References.
Abbreviations.
3. Automotive Fuels (Werner Dabelstein, Arno Reglitzky, Andrea Schütze and Klaus Reders).
3.1 History.
3.2 Engine Technology.
3.3 Fuel Composition and Engine Efficiency.
3.4 Fuel Components.
3.5 Fuel Additives.
3.6 Fuel Standardization and Testing.
3.7 Storage and Transportation.
3.8 Alternative Fuels.
3.9 References.
4. Hydrogen (Harald Klein and Harald Ranke)
4.1 History.
4.2 Properties.
4.3 Occurrence.
4.4 Production.
4.5 Handling.
4.6 Hydrogen Fuel Systems.
4.7 References.
5. Fuel Cells (Matthias Duisberg, Marco Lopez, Katharina Seitz and Gerhard Sext).
5.1 The Function of Fuel Cells.
5.2 History.
5.3 Fuel Cells and their Applications.
5.4 Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells.
5.5 Fuel Processing.
5.6 Fuel Cells for Vehicle Propulsion.
5.7 References.
6. Octane Enhancers.
6.1 Methyl Tert–Butyl Ether and Ethyl Tert–Butyl Ether (Udo Peters, Franz Nierlich, Ekkehard Schulte–Körne, Michael Sakuth, Rula Deeb, Maryline Laugier, Martti Suominen and Michael Kavanaugh).
6.2 Other Octane Enhancers (Kuno Schädlich, Peter Schug Jörg Fabri, Werner Dabelstein and Arno Reglitzky).
6.3 References.
7. Automobile Exhause Control (Martin Votsmeier, Thomas Kreuzer and Gerhard Lepperhoff).
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Pollutant Formation and Limitation.
7.3 Developments in Engine Technology.
7.4 Catalytic Exhaust Aftertreatment, General Concepts.
7.5 Catalytic Aftertreatment of Stoichiometric Exhaust Gas.
7.6 Catalytic Aftertreatment of Lean Exhaust Gas.
7.7 Conclusion and Outlook.
7.8 References.
8. Aviation Turbine Fuels (Geoff J. Bishop).
8.1 History.
8.2 Fuel Types and Specifications.
8.3 Production.
8.4 Handling, Storage, and Transportation.
8.5 Legal Aspects.
8.6 Environmental Aspects.
8.7 Economic Aspects.
8.8 Future Trends.
8.9 References.
9. Marine Fuels (Klaus Reders and Torsten Mundt).
9.1 History.
9.2 Specifications.
9.3 Composition.
9.4 Properties.
9.5 Outlook.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Barbara Elvers studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg from 1970 to 1979 where she received her PhD in carbohydrate chemistry. After working in a research project in biochemistry at the university hospital in Hamburg she moved to the United States of America in 1980 where she was employed as a visiting scientist at SRI, Palo Alto, in the life science department. She started working for VCH in 1985, first as a freelance translator of textbooks in chemistry, and from 1987 onwards as an editor of Ullmann′s Encyclopedia. One of the main subjects of her editorial work wa s the acquisition of authors and articles in the field of energy generation and fuels. Dr. Elvers has been living in Hamburg since 1996, working as an editor for Ullmann′s and other reference works and for the WileyVCH journal Starch/Stärke.

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Transportation systems and vehicles play an important role in modern life. They would not be possible without fuel. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview of various types of fuels used to power vehicles of all kinds and the processes to produce these fuels. The main focus is on automotive fuels, however, aviation and marine fuels are described as well as alternative and novel fuels, such as ethanol, methanol, natural gas and others.
The book is not only valuable for students and graduated scientists from various industries like oil and automobile companies, but also for journalists interested in this field.