Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - combustion fuel

Label: combustion fuel

Definition:

A combustion fuel is a fuel that realises its fuel role in processes that release energy in the form of heat or work by chemical reaction with other substances.

Sub classes:

biofuel

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Definition:

A biofuel is a combustion fuel that has a biogenic origin.

compressed gas fuel

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Definition:

A compressed gas fuel is a combustion fuel that has a compressed gas fuel role.

diesel fuel

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Definition:

A diesel fuel is a combustion fuel that has a diesel fuel role.

fossil combustion fuel

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Definition:

A fossil combustion fuel is a combustion fuel with the origin fossil.

gaseous combustion fuel

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Definition:

A gaseous combustion fuel is a combustion fuel that has a gaseous state of matter under normal conditions.

gasoline fuel

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Definition:

A gasoline fuel is a combustion fuel that has a gasoline fuel role.

Editor note:

The term gasoline was chosen as this term is more often used in energy modelling and energy statistics. This is a deliberate deviation from the convention of British English spelling in the OEO.

liquid combustion fuel

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Definition:

A liquid combustion fuel is a combustion fuel that has a liquid state of matter under normal conditions.

solid combustion fuel

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Definition:

A solid combustion fuel is a combustion fuel that has a solid state of matter under normal conditions.

Back to the super classes:

fuel

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Definition:

A fuel is a portion of matter that has the disposition to be an energy carrier and that has a fuel role.