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Combustion

Rapid exothermic oxidation of a fuel releases reaction enthalpy as high-temperature gas. Chemical potential becomes a temperature difference for a heat engine.

Chemistryfirst reported 400 BCE

Atlas record: 5 claims reference this phenomenon — 5 established.

Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite

conditions: gas · above ~700 K
5claims72enumerated routes4routes with complete-composition evidence17candidate routes not searched1cited sources

Relations

drives · 1
Chemical potential difference—drives→Combustionestablished
  • fuel, oxidiser and an ignition source; flame temperature 1500–2500 K
produces · 2
Combustion—produces→Hot gasestablished
Combustion—produces→Temperature gradientestablished
converts into · 1
Combustion—converts into→Useful heatestablished
member of · 1
Combustion—member of→Thermochemicalestablished

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Enumerated routes through this · 72 (showing 24)

Cited sources · 1

  1. [1]
    A. Bejan. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics (4th ed.) (2016)
    Wiley · doi:10.1002/9781119245964 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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