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Fuels and combustion

Author: Jean-Claude GUIBET

Publication date: July 10, 2000

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1. Fuel composition and characteristics

1.1 Organic chemistry reminders

Here, we provide a few indications on the structure of the different types of hydrocarbons or oxygenated organic compounds (alcohols, ethers, esters) that make up most gaseous or liquid fuels. More comprehensive information can be found in treatises on organic chemistry and petrochemistry [5][6] .

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1.1.1 Hydrocarbon classification

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