The document discusses different units used to measure heat energy including calories, kilocalories, and British thermal units. It defines higher calorific value and lower calorific value when measuring a fuel's energy content. Various methods for determining calorific values from experimental data are also presented, along with examples of calculating gross calorific value and net calorific value. Octane number and cetane number are introduced as measures of gasoline and diesel fuels' resistance to knocking in spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines respectively.