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• coke — [1] ► NOUN 1) a solid fuel made by heating coal in the absence of air so that the volatile components are driven off. 2) carbon residue left after the incomplete combustion or distillation of petrol or other fuels. ► VERB (usu. coking) ▪ convert… …   English terms dictionary

• coke — coke1 [kōk] n. [< ME colke, core, charcoal (the unconsumed “core” of burned wood) < IE * gel ĝ , rounded < base * gel : see CLAW] 1. coal from which most of the gases have been removed by heating: it burns with intense heat and little… …   English World dictionary

• coke-ov|en gas — «KOHK UHV uhn», gas obtained when coal is heated in a coke oven, used for heating and formerly for lighting; coal gas …   Useful english dictionary

• Coke (fuel) — This article is about fuel coke derived from coal. For fuel coke derived from petroleum, see Petroleum coke. For other uses, see Coke. Raw coke Coke is the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low ash, low sulfur… …   Wikipedia

• heating — I Process of raising the temperature of an enclosed space. Heat can be delivered by convection, radiation, and thermal conduction. With the exception of the ancient Romans, who developed a form of central heating, most cultures relied on direct… …   Universalium

• coke oven — noun : an oven made usually of refractory brick and blocks and used for carbonization (as of coal) for the production of coke see beehive oven, by product oven * * * an oven for the conversion of coal into coke by heating the coal in the absence… …   Useful english dictionary

• Coke /petroleum —   A residue high in carbon content and low in hydrogen that is the final product of thermal decomposition in the condensation process in cracking. This product is reported as marketable coke or catalyst coke. The conversion is 5 barrels (of 42… …   Energy terms

• Coke Oven —   A chamber of brick or other heat resistant material in which coal is heated to separate the coal gas, coal water, and tar. The coal gas and coal water fuse together with carbon and the remaining ash, forming a hard residue commonly referred to… …   Energy terms

• Coke /coal —   A solid carbonaceous residue derived from low ash, low sulfur bituminous coal from which the volatile constituents are driven off by baking in an oven at temperatures as high as 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit so that the fixed carbon and residual ash …   Energy terms

• coke oven — an oven for the conversion of coal into coke by heating the coal in the absence of air so as to distill the volatile ingredients. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

• coke — coke1 noun a solid fuel made by heating coal in the absence of air so that the volatile components are driven off. ↘carbon residue left after the incomplete combustion or distillation of petrol or other fuels. verb [usu. as noun coking] convert… …   English new terms dictionary