Combustion is an exothermic
process between a fuel source and
a form of oxygen that produces
heat and light. Sources of fuel can
be in the form of a gas, liquid,
cellulose (wood), metal, or plastic.
Oxygen can be in the form of
gaseous oxygen or combined in the
form of hypochlorites, chlorates,
perchlorates, nitrates, chromates,
oxides, peroxides, or other
oxidizer.
The combustion process can be in
either a flaming type or a flameless
(glow) surface type.
The flaming type of combustion is
represented by a tetrahedron.
Each side represents one of the
four requirements of the
tetrahedron, temperature, a form of
oxygen, fuel, and an uninhibited
chain reaction (very short lived).
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