This book comprehensively and systematically demonstrates the theory and practice of designing, synthesizing and improving the performance of fuels. The contents range from polycyoalkane fuels, strained fuels, alky-diamondoid fuels, hypergolic and nanofluid fuels derived from fossil and biomass. All the chapters together clearly describe the important aspects of high-energy-density fuels including molecular design, synthesis route, physiochemical properties, and their application in improving the aerocraft performance. Vivid schematics and illustrations throughout the book enhance the accessibility to the relevant theory and technologies. This book provides the readers with fundamentals on high-energy-density fuels and their potential in advanced aerospace propulsion, and also provides the readers with inspiration for new development of advanced aerospace fuels.

This book comprehensively and systematically demonstrates the theory and practice of designing, synthesizing and improving the performance of fuels. The contents range from polycyoalkane fuels, strained fuels, alky-diamondoid fuels, hypergolic and nanofluid fuels derived from fossil and biomass. All the chapters together clearly describe the important aspects of high-energy-density fuels including molecular design, synthesis route, physiochemical properties, and their application in improving the aerocraft performance. Vivid schematics and illustrations throughout the book enhance the accessibility to the relevant theory and technologies. This book provides the readers with fundamentals on high-energy-density fuels and their potential in advanced aerospace propulsion, and also provides the readers with inspiration for new development of advanced aerospace fuels.

1. Introduction2. Development History and Basics of Aerospace Fuels2.1 Introduction2.2 General Properties and Requirements of Aerospace Fuels2.3 Development of Aerospace Fuels2.4 High-Energy-Density Fuels2.5 Non-Petroleum Fuels3. Design and Synthesis of High-Density Polycyoalkane Fuels3.1 Introduction3.2 Cycloaddition3.3 Hydrogenation3.4 Isomerization3.5 Other Reactions and Procedures4. Design and Synthesis of High-Density Diamondoid Fuels4.1 Introduction4.2 Synthesis of Alkyl-Diamondoids via Acid-Catalyzed Rearrangement4.3 Synthesis of Alkyl-Diamondoids via IL-Catalyzed Rearrangement4.4 Synthesis of Alkyl-Diamondoids via Zeolite-Catalyzed Rearrangement4.5 Alkylation and Other Chemical Synthesis Methods4.6 Basic Properties of Alkyl-Diamondoids5. Design and Synthesis of High-Energy Strained Fuels5.1 Introduction5.2 Photocatalytic Synthesis of Quadricyclane5.3 Cyclopropanation5.4 Spiro and Caged Fuels6. Design and Synthesis of High-Density Fuels from Biomass6.1 Introduction6.2 Carbon-Increasing Reaction Strategies7. Design and Synthesis of Nanofluid Fuels7.1 Introduction7.2 Synthesis and Properties of Nanofluid Fuels7.3 Methods to Evaluate Stability of Nanofluids7.4 Approaches to Enhance Stability of Nanofluids7.5 Typical High-Energy Nanofluid Fuels7.6 Physical Properties of Nanofluid Fuels7.7 Formulation and Synthesis of Gelled Fuels7.8 Rheological Behavior7.9 Atomization Behavior7.10 Combustion Behavior8. Design and Synthesis of Green Hypergolic Liquid Fuels8.1 Introduction8.2 Development History of Hypergolic Ionic Liquids8.3 Physicochemical Properties of Hypergolic Ionic Liquids8.4 Hypergolic Ionic Liquids9. Combustion Properties of Fuels and Method to Improve Them9.1 Introduction9.2 Typical Equipment Used in Combustion Experiment9.3 Combustion and Ignition Characters9.4 Methods to Enhance Ignition and Combustion9.5 Combustion Mechanism of Nanofluid Fuels