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The first edition of this best-selling, widely-used book was published as the Automotive Fuels Handbook in 1990. Since that time, significant progress has been made in fuels technology, and major changes in the industry have occurred. Some of these changes include the wider introduction of reformulated fuels, the introduction of new additives for primary and secondary treatment of diesel fuels, and the increase in legislation related to exhaust emissions control.

This second edition covers these changes and provides the most thorough single resource of fuels technology currently available. The book has been extensively updated to reflect current technology on automotive fuels and fuel quality. Information has been included on the health and environmental effects of fuels, the alternative fuels LPG, LNG, and CNG, and tables of conversions and heating values.

Written from a global viewpoint, the Automotive Fuels Reference Book covers fuels and procedures used on a worldwide basis. The book is an excellent reference for automotive engineers, fuel technologists, commercial and academic researchers, fuel additive manufacturers, environmentalists, and government personnel in energy-related positions.

Chapters cover: Automotive Fuels and Their Specifications; A History of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Development; Manufacture of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel; Storage, Distribution, and Handling of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel; The Spark Ignition Engine and the Effect of Fuel Quality on Performance; Gasoline Combustion; Gasoline Volatility; Influence of Gasoline Composition on Storage Stability and Engine Deposit Formation; Gasoline Additives; Other Gasoline Specification and Non-specification Properties; Oxygenated Blend Components for Gasoline; Influence of Gasoline Composition on Emissions; Racing Fuels; The Diesel Engine and its Combustion Process; Diesel Fuel Characteristics Influencing Combustion; Diesel Fuel Low-Temperature Characteristics; Other Diesel Specification and Non-specification Properties; Diesel Fuel Additives; Future Trends and Alternative Fuels; Gaseous Fuels for Engines: Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (by C.S. Weaver); Neat or Near-neat Alcohols as Alternative Fuels.

Appendices include: Introduction to Fuel Chemistry; Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons; Worldwide Survey of Emissions Legislation; Emissions and Fuel Economy Test Cycles and Procedures; In-service Emissions Testing; Fuel Consumption and CO2 Regulations; Fuel Composition and Quality Regulations; Fuel Quality Specifications-National Standards; Legislative and Reference Fuels; Octane Properties of Hydrocarbons; CEC Code of Practice-Cold Weather Performance Test Procedure for Diesel Vehicles; and Glossary of Terms.

Well-illustrated with numerous charts, graphs, and photographs.

Authors Keith Owen and Trevor Coley are automotive fuel consultants with a combined eight decades of experience and expertise in the fuel industry. For a single-source guide to the global perspective on automotive fuels, order the Automotive Fuels Reference Book today!

Reviews
"Useful for automotive engineers, fuel technologists, manufacturers, and environmentalists." - SCI TECH BOOK NEWS

"...covers all aspects of automotive fuels in a very readable and accessible manner. Each topic is covered in such a way that it is equally suitable for the inquisitive novice and the "state-of-the-art" fuel technologist." - Paramins Post