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Combustion > Related Articles
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
Parent topics
- Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. [e]
Subtopics
- Engineering [r]: The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically use the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. [e]
- Chemical engineering [r]: The field of engineering that deals with industrial and natural processes involving the chemical, physical or biological transformation of matter or energy into forms useful for mankind, economically and safely without compromising the environment [e]
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- Air-fuel ratio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Deflagration [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fire [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Flue gas [r]: The gas that exits to the atmosphere via a flue which may be a pipe, channel or chimney for conveying combustion product gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. [e]
- Flue gas desulfurization [r]: The technology for removing sulfur dioxide from the flue gases resulting from the combustion of coal or fuel oil in power plant steam generators or other large combustion sources. [e]
- Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion [r]: Discussion and listing of the comparative amounts of flue gas (exhaust gas) generated by the combustion of coal, fuel oil and natural gas. [e]
- Flue gas stack [r]: A vertical pipe, channel or chimney (also referred to as a smokestack) through which combustion product gases (flue gases) are exhausted to the atmosphere. Includes the draft (draught) effect of hot gases flowing through tall stacks (chimneys). [e]
- Gas turbine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Heat of combustion [r]: The energy released as heat when a substance undergoes complete combustion with oxygen. [e]
- Industrial furnaces [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Internal combustion engine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jet engine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pyrolysis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pyrophoric [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rocket engine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Staged combustion cycle (rocket) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Stoichiometry [r]: Add brief definition or description
