ESET-212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Combustion, Stationary Engineer, Soot
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The combustion process occurs when elements in fuel combines with oxygen to produce heat. The four requirements for complete combustion are the proper mixture, atomization, temperature and time to complete combustion. These requirements can be easily remembered by the acronym matt. Combustion is the rapid union of an element or a compound with oxygen that results in the production of heat. Combustion occurs when the elements in a fuel combine with oxygen in the air to produce heat. Elements in a fuel that are involved in combustion include carbon, sulfur, and hydrogen. Perfect combustion is achieved when all the fuel is burned using only the theoretical amount of air. Theoretical amount of air is the amount of air used to achieve perfect combustion in a laboratory setting. Perfect combustion cannot be achieved in a boiler. It is only possible in a laboratory setting where the combustion process can be carefully controlled.
