Automotive

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Automotive Agricultural Fuels
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Introduction

• Sources of Fuels (2)
• Combustion
• Definition (2)
• Chemical Break-Down (2)

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Gasoline - C10H22

• Hydrocarbon Make-Up
• Gasoline is Tested For (4)
• Octane Rating Anti-Knocking Qualities (6)
• Knocking (1)
• Octane Rating Related Terms (7)
• Where does the Octane rating come from? (5)
• Determining Factors of an Octane rating (4)
• Methods of Finding an Octane Rating (3)

MTBE
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Fuel Volatility (Gasoline)

• Definition (1)
• Seasonal Use Blends (2)
• Summer Blends (3)
• Winter Blends (3)
• Importance of Volatility Blended Fuels (2)
• Winter Blends (5)
• Summer Blends (2)

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Diesel Fuel

Cetane Rating

• Cetane Rating (5)
• Definition (2)
• Opposite of Octane Rating (4)
• Knocking/Detonation in Diesel Fuels (3)
• Where does the Cetane Rating Come From? (2)
• Cetane Generalizations (3)

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Diesel Fuel
Diesel Fuel Grades

• Grades of Diesel Fuel (3)
• Grade No. 1-D (10)
• Grade No. 2-D (8)

7

Diesel Fuel
Diesel Fuel Additives

• Additives that Increase Cetane Rating (2)
• Dispersants (3)
• Pour Depressants
• Antioxidants
• Metal Deactivators
• Corrosion Inhibitors
• Jet Fuel

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LP, LPG, Bottle Gas

• Types of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (2)
• Butane Facts (3)
• Propane Facts (4)
• Advantages Disadvantages of LP Gas (2)
• Advantages (11)
• Disadvantages (7)

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Methane Gas (Compressed Natural Gas)
CH4

• 130 Octane
• 32,160 BTU/Gal.
• Stored _at_ 3000 psi
• Can be Liquefied (3)
• Can be Created (2)
• In Use for over 60 Years
• Leading Countries (3)
• Advantages Disadvantages (2)
• Advantages (9)
• Disadvantages (8)

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Alcohol As A Fuel

• Common Alcohol Fuels (2)
• Historical Uses of Alcohol (4)
• Ethanol (Grain Alcohol) (8)
• Methanol (Wood Alcohol) (5)
• Advantages Disadvantages of Alcohol (2)
• Advantages (8)
• Disadvantages (6)