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Fuels & Combustion

What burns in the cylinder — gasoline and diesel, ethanol and biofuels, octane ratings and the chemistry of combustion.

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Diesel fuel

Ethanol fuel

Ethanol fuel

Biofuel

Combustion

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Fuel

Fuel

Natural gas

Natural gas

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Fossil fuel

Fossil fuel

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