Fuel technology
The fuel technology is a field of energy technology , more specifically formulated the energy process technology that deals with the production and conversion of fuels and fuels , as well as the investigation and characterization of its properties in the combustion employed. The aim is to achieve the most favorable behavior possible for low-pollutant and economical use in a furnace .
Like general energy technology, fuel technology is also an interdisciplinary field of activity that overlaps with several related fields.
Sub-areas
Extraction
- Extraction of fossil fuels (→ overlap with mining )
- Production of biogenic fuels (see bioenergy , → overlap with agriculture and forestry )
- Extraction of substitute fuels (→ overlap with waste management )
Refinement or conversion
- Comminution ( grinding , breaking ...) of solid fuels (→ overlap with mechanical process engineering)
- Drying of solid fuels (→ overlap with thermal process engineering)
- Gasification of solid fuels
- Production of biogas through fermentation
- Liquefaction of solid fuels, e.g. B. Coal liquefaction or production of biofuels from biomass
- Purification and conversion of fuel gases (e.g. water gas shift reaction, etc.)
- Coal chemistry / coking industry
- Petrochemicals
Combustion properties
Overlap with combustion technology
- Characterization of the combustion behavior using measured variables:
- Degassing behavior
- Ignitability
- Determination of heating and condensing
- Determination of the ash and water content of the fuel
- Ash and slag behavior
literature
- Heinrich Koppers : Manual of fuel technology. Published by Heinrich Koppers A.-G. Eat. W. Girardet, Essen 1928, DNB 573641455 .
- Werner Boie : From fuel to flue gas. Teubner, Leipzig 1957, DNB 450544850
- Wilhelm Gumz: Short manual of fuel and combustion technology. Reprint of the 3rd edition. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-51615-3 .
- Fritz Brandt : Fuels and combustion calculation. 3. Edition. Vulkan-Verlag, Essen 1999, ISBN 3-8027-5801-3 .
Web links
Commons : Fuels - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files