Alternative fuels for transportation / edited by A S Ramadhas.
Katkıda bulunan(lar):Ramadhas, Arumugam S [editor.] | Taylor and Francis
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KonuSeri kaydı: Yayıncı: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2012Baskı: First editionTanım: 1 online resource (463 pages) : 249 illustrationsISBN: 9780429152474Konu(lar): SCIENCE / Mechanics / Dynamics / Thermodynamics | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical | Alternative fuel vehicles | Diesel motor -- Alternative fuels | Motor fuels | Spark ignition engines -- Alternative fuelsEk fiziksel biçimler:Print version: : Başlık yokDDC sınıflandırma: 629.22/9 LOC classification: TL216.5Çevrimiçi kaynaklar: Click here to view. chapter 1 Fuels and Trends / Arumugam Sakunthalai Ramadhas -- chapter 2 Vegetable Oils / Arumugam Sakunthalai Ramadhas -- chapter 3 Biodiesel / Arumugam Sakunthalai Ramadhas -- chapter 4 Methanol / Mustafa Canakci -- chapter 5 Ethanol / Alan C. Hansen -- chapter 6 Dimethyl Ether / Spencer C. Sorenson -- chapter 7 Liquefied Petroleum Gas / Mohamed Younes El-Saghir Selim -- chapter 8 Compressed Natural Gas / Gattamaneni Lakshmi Narayana Rao -- chapter 9 Hydrogen / Fernando Ortenzi -- chapter 10 Electric Vehicles / Nallusamy Nallusamy -- chapter 11 Fuel Cells / Parthasarathy Sridhar -- chapter 12 Hybrid Vehicles / K. T. Chau -- chapter 13 Future Fuels / Arumugam Sakunthalai Ramadhas.
With existing petroleum oil and natural gas reserves enough for only several more decades, there is an imminent need for alternative energy sources. This critical situation has incited greater improvements in automotive technology and the increased use of nonconventional fuels. Alternative Fuels for Transportation covers the potential, production methods, properties, vehicle tests, merits, and drawbacks of alternative fuels. The esteemed editor highlights the importance of moving toward alternative fuels and the problems and environmental impact of depending on petroleum products.
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