Fuels of Opportunity: Characteristics and Uses In Combustion Systems
As electricity generators and process industries are increasingly seeking less expensive fuels for the generation of electricity and process heat, there is an ever-increasing industry-led emphasise on exploring the possibility of utilising opportunity fuels. This book considers a diverse range of opportunity fuels and their application by addressing the following fundamental issues:\ • What are the specific fuel properties of these opportunity fuels?\ • What are the combustion/conversion...
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As electricity generators and process industries are increasingly seeking less expensive fuels for the generation of electricity and process heat, there is an ever-increasing industry-led emphasise on exploring the possibility of utilising opportunity fuels. This book considers a diverse range of opportunity fuels and their application by addressing the following fundamental issues:* What are the specific fuel properties of these opportunity fuels?* What are the combustion/conversion characteristics of these fuels fired alone or in combination with conventional fossil fuels? * How are they best applied in energy settings?* What are the technical and environmental consequences of their use? In considering these fuels the book presents detailed updated information on fuel characterization approaches and fuel utilization technologies.* Explores environmental considerations associated with opportunity fuels, such as, how their utilisation of opportunity fuels can reduce airborne emissions* Provides professionals in energy generation/energy use industries, a clear definition of fuels of opportunity, evaluates their composition, highlights the modern characteristics, and considers the technologies appropriate for their utilisation in energy applications* Offers in-depth analysis of opportunity fuel usage, with a strong concentration on the relationship between the combustion processes and subsequent consequences to the structure, reactivity, and related properties of opportunity fuels
PrefaceCh. 1Overview of Opportunity Fuels1Ch. 2Petroleum Coke and Petroleum-Based Products as Opportunity Fuels29Ch. 3Coal-Water Slurries and Related Waste Coal Opportunity Fuels89Ch. 4Woody Biomass Opportunity Fuels129Ch. 5Herbaceous and Agricultural Biomass Opportunity Fuels189Ch. 6Tire-Derived Fuel as an Opportunity Fuel227Ch. 7Gaseous and Liquid Opportunity Fuels265Index305
