Fuel: A fuel can be defined as any combustible substance which during combustion gives large amount of heat energy.
Classification of Fuel :
I) Primary or Natural Physical State
i) Solid – e.g wood ,coal
ii) Liquid- e.g Crude oil
iii)Gaseous- e.g Natural gas (marsh gas)
II) Secondary or Artificial Physical State
i) Solid – e.g coke, charcoal
ii) Liquid- e.g Petrol, kerosene, diesel oil, lubricating oil
iii)Gaseous- e.g LPG, water gas ,producer gas ,coal gas, biogas