Combustion Reactions

Jackie PovitskyPeriod Nine

Different Types of Chemical Reactions

Combustion Synthesis Decomposition Single

Displacement Double

Displacement Acid Base

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Combustion Reaction The sequence of

exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant, by the production of heat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion_reaction

The Fire Triangle A simple model for

understanding the ingredients necessary for most fires.

Heat, Fuel, and an Oxidizing Agent.

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Activation Energy Energy that must be

overcome in order for a chemical reaction to occur.

May also be defined as the minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_energy

Heat/ Energy is A necessary part of the Fire Triangle

The more heat or energy that you have, the less oxygen you’ll need for the fire to ignite.

http://www.firesafe.org.uk/html/miscellaneous/firetria.htm

Cook Top Stove Actual igniters spark

once a switch has been flipped. The switch that comes with traditional gas cook top allows one to easily see if the burners are lit and to gauge the temperatures.

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Combustion Engine An engine in which

the combustion of a fuel, generally a fossil fuel, occurs with an oxidizer, usually air, in a combustion chamber.

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How a Combustion Engine Works

Ignited by a spark plug, causing a small explosion which generates work.

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Nascar Engines Nascar Engines have

bigger engines than a normal car. They have a horsepower of 300 and extremely radical cam profiles.

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Nitrous Oxide The injection of nitrous

oxide into an engine means that more oxygen is available during combustion because you have more oxygen, you can also inject more fuel, allowing the same engine to produce more power.

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Cheating in Nascar Joe Gibbs The No. 18 and No. 20

Joe Gibbs Racing teams in the Nationwide Series will likely face big penalties after efforts to alter the results of a chassis dyno test.

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