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Marine Fuels & Combus6on

•  Marine Fuel and Combustion efficiency

–  Different Fuel oils, coal, nuclear fuel, analysis of fuels.
–  Air requirement (Stochiometric air), Fuels and Combustion - Balancing the Combustion
equations, Theoretical and actual combustion process, Reverse Combustion analysis.
–  Analysis of Fuel Gases

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Marine Fuels
•  Solid Fuels- Coal, Nuclear
•  Liquid Fuels- Gas oils, Residual Fuel Oils, Bio
Diesels
•  Gaseous Fuels- LNG, CNG, Propane, Butane--
Hydrogen
•  Alterna6ve power sources-Wind, Solar,

Proper6es of Liquid Fuels

•  Flash Point (The Minimum temperature at which
an external source will ignite the vapour
collected above a sample under defined
condi6ons) > 60 deg C-SOLAS Chapter II-2 Reg
4.2.1
•  Density
•  Viscosity
•  Carbon Residue
•  Water
•  Asphaltenes

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Specific Energy

Combus6on Products
•  Nitrogen
•  Oxygen
•  Water Vapour
•  Oxides of Sulphur (SOx)
•  Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)
•  Oxides of Carbon (CO & CO2)
•  HC
•  Par6culates (PM10 & PM2.5)

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Effect of Emissions