OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - fuel
Label: fuel
Definition:
A fuel is a portion of matter that has the disposition to be an energy carrier and that has a fuel role.

Sub classes:
combustion fuel
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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.

nuclear fuel
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Definition:
A nuclear fuel is a fuel that realises its fuel role in processes that release energy in the form of heat or work by undergoing nuclear fission.

renewable fuel
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Definition:
A renewable fuel is a fuel that has a renewable origin and an renewable energy carrier disposition

synthetic fuel
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Definition:
A synthetic fuel is a fuel produced from one or more portion(s) of matter using electric energy.

waste fuel
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Definition:
A waste fuel is a fuel in which the material entity is waste.

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portion of matter
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Definition:
A portion of matter is an aggregate of material entities that have a state of matter.

Editor note:
Portions of matter describe mass nouns like e.g. water, air and fuel. Mass nouns are uncountable, but portions of these can be quantified, like 1 glass of water, 1 m³ of air or 1 barrel of fuel. For further explanation please refer to: https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/wiki/Explanation-on-mass-nouns