1. Industrial fuels
1.1 Composition – Bill of materials
Industrial fuels contain :
almost always carbon;
hydrogen (oil, gas, wood);
often sulfur and oxygen;
finally, inert materials such as nitrogen, water and minerals. These elements are not involved in the combustion reactions, and end up entirely in the ash or smoke.
The composition of a fuel must be known to the user. The supplier must be able to indicate the respective proportions of the various constituents in a given quantity of fuel. These are given :
in mass per unit mass (kg/kg) for solid or liquid fuels ;...
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