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Adiabatic flame temperature

Temperature reached by a flame under ideal conditions

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Limiting oxygen concentration

Concentration of oxygen below which combustion is not possible

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Flammability limit

Burning within well-defined lower and upper bounds

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Chemical looping combustion
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Flame lift-off
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Conflagration

Large and destructive fire

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Gas-generator cycle

Rocket engine operation method

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Staged combustion
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Premixed flame

Flame where the fuel and oxidizer are mixed before combustion

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FLOX

Combustion process

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Flash point

Lowest temperature at which a volatile material's vapors ignite if given a source

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Spontaneous combustion

Type of combustion caused by a self-perpetuating increase in internal temperatures

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Oxy-fuel combustion process

Burning of fuel with pure oxygen

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Calculated Carbon Aromaticity Index

Index of the ignition quality of residual fuel oil

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Burn rate (chemistry)

Measure of the linear combustion rate of a substance

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Micro-combustion
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Laminar flame speed

Property of a combustible mixture

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Ash

Waste product of fires

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Calculated Ignition Index

Index of the ignition quality of residual fuel oil

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Combustion chamber

Part of an internal combustion engine or steam engine

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Combustor

Part of a jet engine where fuel is burned

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