10 essential characteristics of an ideal fuel
The Characteristics of an ideal fuel are discussed as follows like the fuel should have high calorific value etc…
The Characteristics of an ideal fuel are discussed as follows like the fuel should have high calorific value etc…
Coal and coke both are as fuels. But, coke is considered to be a better fuel than coal because of the following reasons:
LPG is considered an ideal fuel because of the following reasons: LPG burns with a blue smokeless flame, and leaves no ash behind. So, it does not cause any pollution. Therefore, LPG is a clean fuel.
While selecting an ideal fuel for domestic or industrial purpose we should keep in mind that the fuel selected must possess the following characteristic properties.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas is considered a good fuel because of the following reasons: LPG has a high calorific value. The calorific value of LPG is about 50 kj/g. It is a very neat and clean domestic fuel. It burns with a smokeless flame and hence does not cause pollution.
In our villages, dried cakes of animal dung are burnt as fuel for domestic use, It is unwise to use animal dung directly in the form of dung cakes as fuel because of the following reasons:
Charcoal and are two important fuels. Charcoal is mainly carbon and wood is mainly cellulose [(C6H10O5) n]. Charcoal is much better fuel than wood because of the following reasons: