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Which gaseous fuel is called as town gas?(a) Natural gas(b) Coke oven gas(c) Coal gas(d) Mond gasI had been asked this question in unit test.I would like to ask this question from Gaseous Fuels & Nuclear Fuels topic in chapter Steam Power Plant of Energy Engineering

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Correct option is (c) Coal gas

The BEST I can explain: Coal gas is called as TOWN gas. It is a by-product obtained during destructive distillation of coal. It mainly contains H2, CO, CO2, CH4 and N2.It has a calorific value ranging from 21000KJ/m^3 to 25000KJ/m^3. The gas obtained when coal is heated strongly in the ABSENCE of air is called coal gas.



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