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Bond Formation and Reaction Energy
Chemistry can be confusing because the generic term energy is thrown around quite a bit. You have probably read, even…
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The Chemistry of Petroleum Formation
At its base, petroleum is a fossil fuel, which means it is derived from the remains of organic material. In…
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Petroleum Composition
Most people presume petroleum to be similar to gasoline or petrol, simply a less pure form, which needs to be…
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How Hydrocarbons Burn
Ideal Reaction Under ideal settings, where only hydrocarbon and oxygen are present, the chemical reaction commonly called combustion or burning…
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Hydrocarbons
A hydrocarbon is an organic compound composed of two elements, hydrogen and carbon. A large part of the composition of…
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Alternatives to Petroleum
In 2008, the top 15 oil consuming nations used nearly 60 million barrels of oil per day. The United States…
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Kinematics of motion of singular surfaces: the speed of displacement
To determine the speed of displacement of a moving singular surface consider a surface as shown in Fig. 5.3. Let the points on…
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Shock surfaces
It is a rather common phenomenon that abrupt changes occur at the bounding surface of a fluid mass. This happens…
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High velocity gas flow in pipes with friction
The following discussion deals with the case of a relative high velocity gas flow through a perfectly insulated adiabatic pipe.…
