Fuels Quiz

A fuel can be defined as any combustible substance which, during combustion, gives a large amount of industrially and/or domestically useful heat.

Examples of natural or primary fuels include wood, coal, peat, crude petroleum, and natural gas.

Examples of artificial or secondary fuels include coke (obtained from coal), petrol, diesel, and kerosene oil (obtained from crude petroleum by fractional distillation).

<p>The heat evolved by burning fuels is primarily used for heating purposes, but it can also perform other important functions such as powering locomotive engines and internal combustion engines for mechanical work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fuels can be classified based on their physical state of aggregation into three types.</p> Signup and view all the answers