Fuels and Combustion

Samir Sarkar is Retired Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. He received his doctorate from Kharkov Institute of Technology, USSR, where he was a UNESCO fellow. Professor Sarkar has also worked as a scientist at Bose Institute, Kolkata, and the Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad, Bihar. He has published several technical papers in the areas of coal and petroleum with emphasis on carbonization, hydrogenation and gasification.

Introduction
Energy and energy resources
Conventional energy resources
Energy: Consumption and demand
Electricity: Consumption and generation
Bibliography

Definitions, Units and Measures
Definitions
Basis for reporting results of analysis
Units and conversion factors
International system (SI) of units
Bibliography


Solid Fuels
Introduction
Biomass
Peat
Lignite or brown coal
Sub-bituminous coal or black lignite
Bituminous coal
Semi-anthracite
Anthracite
Cannel coal and boghead coal
Natural coke/SLV fuel
Origin of coal
Composition of coal
Analysis and properties of coal
Action of heat on coal
Oxidation of coal
Hydrogenation of coal
Classification of coal
Bibliography

Processing of Solid Fuels
Introduction
Coal preparation
Storage of coal
Carbonisation
Briquetting of solid fuels
Gasification of solid fuels
Liquefaction of solid fuels
Problems
Bibliography


Liquid Fuels
Introduction
Petroleum
Liquid fuels from sources other than petroleum
Storage and handling of liquid fuels
Bibliography

Gaseous Fuels
Introduction
Types of gaseous fuels
Cleaning and purification of gaseous fuels
Problems
Bibliography



Combustion Process (Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics)
Combustion stoichiometry
Examples
Rapid methods of combustion stoichiometry
Combustion thermodynamics
Problems
Bibliography

Combustion Process (Kinetics)
Nature of combustion process
Types of combustion processes
Mechanism of combustion reactions
Spontaneous ignition temperature (SIT)
Velocity of flame propagation
Limits of inflammability
Structure of flame
Flame stability
Kinetics of liquid fuel combustion
Kinetics of solid fuel combustion
Problems
Bibliography

Combustion Appliances
Introduction
Gas burners
Oil burners
Coal burning equipment
Bibliography

Appendices

Index