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A fuel is one type of energy source. Fuels usually work by buning in air to produce heat, which then does further work in a turbine or other form of heat engine. When a carbon fuel is burned, the mass of oxygen taken from the air exceeds the mass of fule that has to be stored and/or carried, so using fuel is very attractive, and efficient in terms of mass and volume.
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What Power plant that uses uranium as a source of energy?
Uranium (or plutonium) is a source of energy (nuclear fuel) in nuclear power plants.
What should be used as a future energy source?
In the future, renewable energy and low carbon fuel sources should be used to reduce the speed of global warming and climate change.
Identify the source of thermal energy in an internal combustion engine?
In an internal combustion engine fuel is burned in a combustion chamber or cylinder inside the engine
Difference between astm oil no1 and astm oil no 3?
Can fuel oil be used in a deisel engine?
When was fuel invented?
The term fuel applies to anything that we burn for energy. The fuel that we have been using the longest is wood, which hunter-gatherer. Humans and human ancestors have been using wood as fuel for anywhere between 200,000 and 1.2 milliion years.
What is the difference between biomass and gasohol?
Biomass is an organic matter that can be a source of energy. Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel.
How do you tell the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable source of energy?
The difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy is: renewable doesn't make pollution, and also you don't have to spend fuel or other stuff just to generate electricity.
Which best describes a similarity between power plants that use water as an energy source and those that use wind as an energy source?
"Free fuel" They both utilize solar energy.
What is the difference between solar geothermal nuclear fossil fuel hydroelectric energy?
they arn't the same type of energy
Is sunlight a fuel?
No. It can be an energy source, but it's not a fuel.
Which of these accurately describes a difference between nuclear energy and fossil fuel?
Nuclear fuel has a higher energy density than fossil fuels.
What is the difference between an aircraft fuel and normal fuel?
Aircraft fuel discharge a huge amount of energy in combustion rather than ordinary fuel such as petrol and diesel.
What source of energy does fossil fuel contain?
Chemical energy
Is hydroelectric energy a fossil fuel?
No it is its own source of energy
What are conventional source of energy for mankind?
Currently, human's conventional source of energy is fossil fuel.
What fossil fuel is the main source of energy for transportation?
Petroleum is the main source of energy for transportation.
Is petroleum a energy or a energy souces?
It is a source of energy. Meaning that we can drill for it and then we have it, we don't have to create it. On the other hand hydrogen fuel has energy, but it isn't a source of energy because we can't simply drill for it, instead we have to create it. So while oil is a source of energy, other energy storing compounds like hydrogen fuel are not fuel sources.
