Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Alternative Aviation Fuels, Held at Baylor University, Waco, Texas on November 6-8, 1997
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Alternative Aviation Fuels, Held at Baylor University, Waco, Texas on November 6-8, 1997

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 329

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Baylor University, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Energy, Texas State Technical College, and Environment Canada, presented the Second International Conference on Alternative Aviation Fuels to introduce members of the industry to the promise and applications of alternative fuels in aviation. This publication contains 50 technical presentations presented at the Second International Conference on Alternative Aviation Fuels. Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, hosted the conference on November 6-S, 1997. Topics covered in the papers and panel discussions included: Environmental impact of alternative aviation fuels: Cost-effectiveness and characteristics of alternative fuels: Alternative aviation fuel case studies: Fuel suppliers' and manufactures' responses to alternative fuels Barriers to commercialization

Aviation Fuels
Aviation Fuels

Author: Bhupendra Khandelwal

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2021-07-20

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0128183152

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Aviation Fuels provides up-to-date data on fuel effects on combustion performance and use of alternative fuels in aircraft. This book covers the latest advances on aviation fuel technologies, including alternative fuels, feedstocks and manufacturing processes, combustion performance, chemical modeling, fuel systems compatibility and the technical and environmental challenges for implementing the use of alternative fuels for aviation. Aviation fuel and combustion researchers, academics, and program managers for aviation technologies will value this comprehensive overview and summary on the present status of aviation fuels. Presents an overview on all relevant fields of aviation fuels, including production, approval, fuel systems compatibility and combustion (including emissions) Discusses the environmental impacts and carbon footprint of alternative fuels Features a chapter on electric flight and hydrogen powered aircraft and how its implementation will impact the aviation industry

Implementation of Alternative Bio-based Fuels in Aviation
Implementation of Alternative Bio-based Fuels in Aviation

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Published: 1997

Total Pages: 8

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The Renewable Aviation Fuels Development Center at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, was designated, in March 1996, by the US Department of Energy (US DOE) as the national coordinator of the Clean Airports Program. This program, a spin-off of the Clean Cities Program, was initiated to increase the use of alternative fuels in aviation. There are two major fuels used in aviation today, the current piston engine aviation gasoline, and the current turbine engine fuel. The environmental impact of each of these fuels is significant. Aviation Gasoline (100LL), currently used in the General Aviation piston engine fleet, contributes 100% of the emissions containing lead in the USA today. In the case of the turbine engine fuel (Jet fuel), there are two major environmental impacts to be considered: the local, in the vicinity of the airports, and the global impact on climate change. The Clean Airports Program was established to promote the use of clean burning fuels in order to achieve and maintain clean air at and in the vicinities of airports through the use of alternative fuel-powered air and ground transportation vehicles.

Present Age
Present Age

Author: Soren Kierkegaard

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1962-09-12

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 0061300942

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"Those who would know Kierkegaard, the intesely religious humorist, the irrepressibly witty critic of his age and ours, can do no better than to begin with this book. [In it] we find the heart of Kierkagaard. It is not innocuous, not genteel, not comfortable. He does not invite the reader to realx and have a little laugh with him at the expense of other people or at his own foibles. Kierkegaard deliberately challenges the reader's whole existence. "Nor does he merely challenge our existence; he also questions some ideas that had become well entrenched in his time and that are even more characteristic of the present age. Kierkegaard insists, for example, that Christianity was from the start essentially authoritarian--not just that the Catholic Church was, or that Calvin was, or Luther, or, regrettably, most of the Christian churches, but that Christ was--and is. Indeed, though Kierkegaard was, and wished to be, an individual, and even said that on his tombstone he would like no other epitaph than 'That Individual,' his protest against his age was centered in his lament over the loss of authority." --Walter Kaufman, in the Introduction

Why Waco?
Why Waco?

Author: James D. Tabor

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 0520919181

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The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. Whether these tragic deaths could have been avoided is still debatable, but what seems clear is that the events in Texas have broad implications for religious freedom in America. James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher's bold examination of the Waco story offers the first balanced account of the siege. They try to understand what really happened in Waco: What brought the Branch Davidians to Mount Carmel? Why did the government attack? How did the media affect events? The authors address the accusations of illegal weapons possession, strange sexual practices, and child abuse that were made against David Koresh and his followers. Without attempting to excuse such actions, they point out that the public has not heard the complete story and that many media reports were distorted. The authors have carefully studied the Davidian movement, analyzing the theology and biblical interpretation that were so central to the group's functioning. They also consider how two decades of intense activity against so-called cults have influenced public perceptions of unorthodox religions. In exploring our fear of unconventional religious groups and how such fear curtails our ability to tolerate religious differences, Why Waco? is an unsettling wake-up call. Using the events at Mount Carmel as a cautionary tale, the authors challenge all Americans, including government officials and media representatives, to closely examine our national commitment to religious freedom.