Combustion

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Combustion or burning is an exothermic reaction between a substance and a gas to release heat. Combustion normally occurs in oxygen (often in the form of gaseous O₂) to form oxides, However, combustion can also take place in other gases like chlorine.

The products of such reactions usually include water (H₂O) as well as carbon monoxide (CO) and/or carbon dioxide (CO₂). Other byproducts, such as partially reacted fuel and elemental carbon (C) may generate visible smoke and soot.

Rapid Combustion

Rapid combustion is a form of combustion in which large amounts of heat and light energy is released.

Slow Combustion

Slow combustion is a form of combustion which takes place at low temperatures. Respiration is slow combustion.

See Also

• Heat of combustion
• spontaneous combustion
• fire
• deflagration
• detonation
• pyrolysis
• phlogiston
• pyrophoric
• internal combustion engine
• measurement techniques
  • Calorimeter
  • Particle Image Velocimetry
  • Laser Doppler Velocimetry
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS)

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