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Combustion chemistry - Hydrocarbon-based flames

Authors: Véronique DIAS, Jacques VANDOOREN

Publication date: July 10, 2004

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1. Combustion phenomenon

1.1 What is combustion?

Combustion is a chemical reaction that is globally and generally highly exothermic, autonomous, liable to accelerate abruptly and accompanied by the emission of radiation. It can be slow or rapid, turbulent, spontaneous, catalytic...

It requires an oxidizer (usually air or oxygen) and a fuel (such as hydrocarbon and oxygenated compounds). Generally speaking, the complete combustion of a hydrocarbon compound produces carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water :

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