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The 145 pages that link to Combustion, each with the reason it gives.

• OxygenRelated: Atmospheric O₂ supports many familiar combustion reactions without itself being a fuel.

• OxidationRelated: Burning is a familiar oxidation process that releases energy.

• Computational fluid dynamicsRelated: CFD models how reacting flow, heat transfer, and mixing interact in engines and furnaces.

• Thermal decompositionCompared with: Combustion releases heat through reaction with oxygen; decomposition consumes heat to break a compound.

• DecompositionCompared with: Combustion breaks down organic matter rapidly, unlike the usually gradual action of decomposers.

• Particulate matterRelated: Incomplete combustion emits soot and other particles from vehicles, fires, and industry.

• HydrogenRelated: Hydrogen combustion forms water and releases energy without carbon dioxide at the point of use.

• MethaneRelated: Burning methane with oxygen produces carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

• Carbon monoxideNarrower topic: Carbon monoxide forms when combustion lacks sufficient oxygen or mixing for complete oxidation.

• Chemical reactionBroader topic: It converts fuels into products while releasing usable energy.

• Fire ecologyNarrower topic: Combustion is the chemical process at the center of fire's energy release.

• AlkaneRelated: Alkanes burn in oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water when combustion is complete.

• Antoine LavoisierNarrower topic: Lavoisier’s experiments recast burning as a reaction involving oxygen.

• PyrolysisCompared with: Unlike pyrolysis, combustion uses oxygen as a reactant.

• DetonationNarrower topic: Detonation is a wave-propagation regime of combustion rather than a separate energy source.

• Fossil fuelRelated: Burning fossil fuels transfers their chemical energy into heat.

• HydrocarbonRelated: Hydrocarbon combustion converts carbon and hydrogen chiefly into carbon dioxide and water.

• Flash pointNarrower topic: Flash point concerns the onset of brief ignition within the broader process of combustion.

• Conservation of massRelated: Weighing reactants and products in combustion exposed mass changes hidden by escaping gases.

• Joseph PriestleyRelated: Priestley’s oxygen experiments examined how different airs affected burning.

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonRelated: Incomplete combustion of fuels and organic matter forms many PAHs.

• Free radicalNarrower topic: Radical chain reactions drive many flame reactions and determine their speed.

• FlammabilityNarrower topic: Flammability describes a substance's capacity to enter and sustain this broader process.

• GasolineNarrower topic: Gasoline's energy is released when its hydrocarbons react with oxygen in an engine.

• NeutralizationCompared with: Combustion is an oxidation reaction, distinct from proton-transfer neutralization.

• Tobacco smokingNarrower topic: Burning tobacco creates the smoke and many harmful products of smoking.

• Bond dissociation energyRelated: Bond breaking and formation energies help account for combustion’s heat release.

• ButaneRelated: Butane releases heat by reacting with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.

• Nitrogen dioxideNarrower topic: High-temperature combustion produces nitrogen oxides that include nitrogen dioxide.

• ReductionCompared with: Combustion is commonly recognized by oxidation, though its redox reactions also include reduction.

• EthaneRelated: Ethane burns in oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.

• Exothermic reactionBroader topic: Combustion is a familiar exothermic process used to release stored chemical energy.

• Fire safetyNarrower topic: Fire safety seeks to prevent or interrupt combustion.

• DeflagrationNarrower topic: Deflagration is a propagating mode of combustion.

• KilnRelated: Fuel-fired kilns use combustion to generate the energy needed for firing.

• TurbojetRelated: Fuel combustion heats the compressed air without requiring onboard oxygen storage.

• OxideRelated: Burning elements and fuels often generates characteristic oxides.

• Potassium nitrateRelated: In pyrotechnic mixtures, nitrate can support combustion by supplying oxygen.

• BoilerRelated: Fuel combustion supplies heat in many boilers, though electric and other heat sources are also used.

• Combustion chamberNarrower topic: The chamber contains and manages this heat-releasing reaction.

• Phlogiston theoryNarrower topic: Phlogiston theory tried to explain combustion as the escape of a substance from burning materials.

• PropaneRelated: Propane releases heat by reacting with oxygen, ideally forming carbon dioxide and water.

• Solid-propellant rocketRelated: Combustion in the grain generates the hot, pressurized exhaust.

• BarbecueNarrower topic: Managing wood combustion controls the heat and smoke reaching the meat.

• PyrotechnicsNarrower topic: Pyrotechnic compositions produce effects through controlled combustion.

• Incendiary weaponNarrower topic: Combustion is the underlying process behind many incendiary effects.

• Mass flow rateRelated: Fuel and oxidizer mass flow rates set the mixture supplied to a combustor.

• FireworksNarrower topic: Fireworks depend on rapid combustion to generate their effects.

• Flammable liquidNarrower topic: Flammable liquids are hazardous because their vapors can sustain combustion.

• PyrophoricityNarrower topic: Pyrophoric ignition is a spontaneous route into combustion.