Lecture

Combustion: Fundamentals and Applications

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Description

This lecture covers the fundamentals of combustion, including the heat balance, Carnot efficiency, typical heat sources like combustion gases and fossil fuels, the origins of fuels in nature, and the environmental impact of combustion. It also discusses the chemical composition of fuels, heat of combustion, heating values, and efficiency calculations in boilers. The instructor presents the importance of temperature in combustion, maximum power production, and the life cycle assessment of emissions. The lecture concludes with examples of questions for the exam related to CO2 emissions, SO2 emissions, and heat recovery from natural gas combustion.

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Energy engineering

Fuel power: Fossil fuel power stations

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