Combustion Reaction

By : Anas Gandhi

What are the different types of chemical reaction?

• Acid-base• Synthesis• Decomposition• Single displacement• Double displacement• Combustion

• http://misterguch.brinkster.net/6typesofchemicalrxn.html

What is a combustion reaction?

• When Oxygen combines with another compound to form water and carbon oxide it is called a Combustion Reaction.

• http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/chemrxn.gif

What is the Fire Triangle?

• A simple Model that for understanding the ingredients for the most fires is a Fire Triangle.

http://surhul.co.uk/files/minisites/1825/fire_triangle.gif

What is Activation Energy?

• Activation Energy is energy must be overcome in order for a chemical reaction to occur.

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Why is heat/energy a necessary part of the fire triangle?

• With out heat the fire cannot start and without energy the fire cannot last long.

http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/fire/fire_01.jpg

How is the cook top of your stove a real life example of a fire

triangle?• The igniter lights a spark

and that spark lights the gas. The Fire is able to keep burning because there is a constant supply of gas that is feeding that fire.

http://z.about.com/d/pediatrics/1/0/B/2/stove_guard.jpg

What is a combustion engine?

• The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel that occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber.

How does a combustion engine work?

• An expansion of the high temperature and pressure gases, which are produced by the combustion, directly applies force to a movable component of the engine.

How does nitrous oxide help engines perform better?

• The injection of nitrous oxide into an engine means that more oxygen is available during combustion.

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