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substance which acts as a source of energy or raw material for the chemical industry. The term includes all combustible substances which contain carbon as a main constituent. After burning ,fuel gives large amount of heat which can be used for economic purposes. Wood, charcoal, Kerosene, petrol, diesel, oil gas etc. are some common examples of fuels.
Primary fuels are natural fuels found freely on the earths crust.
Solid fuels: wood , peat , coal , dung and so on. Liquid fuels: crude oil and so on. Gaseous fuels: natural gas and so on.
Primary fuels. These may be solid, liquid or gaseous fuels. Some common examples of different types of fuels are:
Solid fuels : Coke, charcoal and so on. Liquid fuels : kerosene, diesel, petrol, fuel oil, gasoline,
The calorific value of a fuel is defined as the amount of heat obtained by complete combustion of a unit mass of fuel.
Units of calorific value 1. 2. 3. 4.
is defined as the amount of heat liberated when one unit of fuel is burnt completely and the combustion products are allowed to escape.
The term bio-mass is used for the dead plants and trees and the
waste material of living organisms .Biomass includes wood, sewage , cattle , dung , agricultural wastes .
agriculture waste. Indirect method of using bio-mass is first converted into a fuel and then these fuel are used for heating purpose.
gobar gas . it consists mainly of methane. It burns with a blue flame and its average calorific value is about 5300kcal/m3.
Gobar gas does not contain poisonous gas , CO as an ingredient. Gobar gas is free from smoke , dust ,dirt etc. It can provide the flame temperature of 540 degree . : Gobar gas should be used within 10 meters from the gobar gas plant. : It is used as domestic fuel in many villages. It is also used for lighting and power purpose.