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    alternative fuel for airplane‚ which is a serious argument; however‚ big question is that efforts to produce a more sustainable fuel to power aircraft are technically and ethically feasible. This paper going to investigate and show there is no alternative fuel to power aircraft in this time. The fuel using by airplane is fossil fuel‚ which is Jet A1 by burning this fuel there are impact on the global warming the researcher investigate what is the problem with fossil fuel (Jet A1). As solve the fuel problem

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    Diesel Fuel Injection

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    Article Diesel Fuel Injection One big difference between a diesel engine and a gas engine is in the injection process. Most car engines use port injection or a carburetor. A port injection system injects fuel just prior to the intake stroke (outside the cylinder). A carburetor mixes air and fuel long before the air enters the cylinder. In a car engine‚ therefore‚ all of the fuel is loaded into the cylinder during the intake stroke and then compressed. The compression of the fuel/air mixture limits

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    Fossil Fuels Essay

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    Fossil Fuels Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from? What the petroleum your car runs on is made of? What produces all the energy you see? Coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas make up the list of major fossil fuels. Almost all energy produced in the United States comes from burning these highly important fuels. That energy powers almost all of our electricity and all of our transportation. We as the people of this very planet are currently in a crisis because fossil fuels are non-renewable;

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    Microbial Fuel Cell

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    energy‚ are employed in the hope of preventing the impending global energy crisis (Wang‚ Chem and Huang 2010). Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) which capable of harvesting electricity from renewable biomass and organic wastes arise as a promising yet challenging candidate to the existing sustainable energy portfolio (Picioreanu‚ et al. 2010). II. Historical Overview of Microbial Fuel Cells The idea of extracting energy from organic matters through the catalytic reactions of microorganisms emerged

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    change. Hydrogen fuel is that change for the automobiles of the future. Hydrogen has been used for decades‚ but mostly for commercial use. Each year‚ we get closer to removing the oil company’s choke hold on our wallets. It’s time to drive with a lighter purse and a cleaner environment and it’s time for hydrogen fuel. The two largest points of debate with hydrogen fuel are cost and production Hydrogen fuel is a cheaper alternative to our current source of automobile fuel used today. To make

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    Alternative Fuel Source

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    autos an additional 100 years? Will we raze our forests for our energy needs? I certainly hope our country will never come to those conclusions. However‚ someone must make a conclusion – hopefully toward an alternate fuel source. The fuel source I would propose is biomass fuel derived from hemp. Hemp is the world’s most versatile plant. It actually improves the soil in which it grows‚ without chemical fertilizers‚ while choking out weeds by virtue of its fast dense growth. According to the

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    Alternative Fuels for Cars

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    Alternative Fuels for Cars Automobiles are considered one of the largest contributors to climate change – only preceded by the effect of fossil fuel power generation plants [1]. This means that the automobile industry is under a lot of pressure to cut down on carbon emissions globally by finding alternative fuels for cars. Moreover‚ as we approach peak oil [2]‚ the availability of conventional automobile fuels will reduce drastically causing an exponential rise in fuel prices [2]‚ a fact that

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    Fuel Oil; Burner

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    FUEL OIL BURNERS By Mark Butterfield March 09 INTRODUCTION The history of burners dates back to the early shipping days‚ when fuel oil first started replacing coal as the ships’ primary fuel source. Since then‚ burner designs and construction have come a long way‚ but the principles behind their operation has remained the same. All makes and types of burners have two things in common They need to atomise the fuel They need to mix the fuel with the air needed for combustion

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    evaluate ethanol as a fuel‚ the experiments are Fermentation and Calorimetry. Fermentation will find the best combination of sugar and yeast for optimum ethanol production and the Calorimetry experiments test ethanol against other alcohols and fuels to see how it matches up in terms of energy production. Fermentation shows glucose and baker’s yeast as the fastest producers of ethanol and the calorimetry proves that ethanol and other alcohols produce more heat energy than other fuels. Introduction

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    Fossil Fuels replacement

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    Fossil fuels have been the main component used to get the source of energy for decades around the world where relying on the use of it has became a way of life. Kristinstand in Sweden‚ Europe‚ has substituted fossil fuels over a decade ago with biogas‚ which greatly decrease harmful carbon dioxide emissions‚ meaning it would not contribute to global warming. Harnessing renewable energy effectively can be done if the resources are present and there is support from the government. this essay will consist

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