Principles of Combustion - Course No. 53

The principles of combustion as they apply to the combustion of commercial fuels used in boilers and furnaces.

Course No. 53

14 hours

Principles of Combustion

The principles of combustion as they apply to the combustion of commercial fuels: the chemical symbols for elements and compounds encountered in combustion; ignition temperatures; chemical formation of CO ₂ , SO ₂ , H ₂ O; products of combustion; complete, incomplete, and perfect combustion; effect of time, temperature, and turbulence on quality of combustion; the BTU; heating value of fuel; effects of excess air; and combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels.

Prerequisites: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide simple fractions and decimal numbers.

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