Calorific Value of the IC Engine Fuels

This is the general article of automobile fuels that describes calorific value of the IC engine fuels. It also describes the types of calorific value of the fuels like Gross calorific value or higher heating value of the fuel and Net calorific value or lower heating value of the fuel. The term calorific value of the IC engines fuels is very important term. The fuels for the IC engines are selected on the basis of the calorific value of the fuel. If the fuel has higher calorific value it will have tendency to produce more power in the engine. The fuels with less calorific value tend to burn inefficiently thus causing lots of exhaust and air-pollution. Let us see this very important term of the fuels.