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Credit points: 6.00
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. H. C. Watson
Corequisite: 436-455 Power generation systems.
Contact: 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of practice classes
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion students should comprehend the special requirements for the preparation and burning of alternative fuels compared with their conventional counterparts; to appreciate the difficulties of storing, handling and the safety requirements of alternative fuels; and have skill in performance testing of alternative fuels and in specifying designs for several applications.
Content:
The combustion, emission, storage and other properties of alternative liquid and gaseous fuels as replacements for conventional fossil fuels. The special requirements of alternative fuels in burners, furnaces and in transport. Engine-fuel matching, engine mapping as a tool for optimising energy and emissions for vehicle applications. Storage options, fuel degradation, environmental impacts.
Assessment:
A two-hour end of semester examination and practical work to a maximum of 5,000 words or equivalent.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 117)
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