1st Edition

Alternative Fuels for Transportation

Edited By A S Ramadhas Copyright 2011
464 Pages 187 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

With existing petroleum oil and natural gas reserves enough for only several more decades, there is an imminent need for alternative energy sources. This critical situation has incited greater improvements in automotive technology and the increased use of nonconventional fuels. Alternative Fuels for Transportation covers the potential, production methods, properties, vehicle tests, merits, and... Read more

Fuels and Trends, A.S. Ramadhas

Vegetable Oils, A.S. Ramadhas, Chandrasekaran Muraleedharan, and Simon Jayaraj

Biodiesel, A.S. Ramadhas, Simon Jayaraj, and Chandrasekaran Muraleedharan

Methanol, Mustafa Canakci and Oguzhan Ilgen

Ethanol, Alan C. Hansen, Carroll E. Goering, and A.S. Ramadhas

Dimethyl Ether, Spencer C. Sorenson

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Mohamed Younes El-Saghir Selim

Compressed Natural Gas, Gattamaneni Lakshmi Narayana Rao and A.S. Ramadhas

Hydrogen, Fernando Ortenzi, Giovanni Pede, and A.S. Ramadhas

Electric Vehicles, Nallusamy Nallusamy, Paramasivam Sakthivel, Abhijeet Chausalkar, and A.S. Ramadhas

Fuel Cells, Parthasarathy Sridhar, Sethuraman Pitchumani, and Ashok K. Shukla

Hybrid Vehicles, K.T. Chau

Future Fuels, A.S. Ramadhas

Appendix: Fuel Properties

Index

Biography

A.S. Ramadhas is a Senior Research Officer in the engine testing of fuels and emissions department in the Research and Development Center of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. With a decade of experience in academia and industry, Dr. Ramadhas focuses his research on conventional and alternative fuels, gasoline additives, engine technologies, and emissions.