Combustion Reactions Power Point

Combustion Reactions PowerPoint

By Cedrick CalalayPeriod 6

What are the different types of chemical reactions

• Combustion• Synthesis• Decomposition• Single displacement• Double displacement• Acid-base• http://misterguch.brinkster.net/6typesofchem

icalrxn.html

What is a combustion reaction?• It’s a chemical reaction

between an oxidant and a fuel source.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion_reaction

What is the fire triangle?

• It is a triangle that shows you what you would need to form a fire.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_triangle

What is activation energy?

• It’s the energy that is needed to create a chemical reaction.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_energy

Why is heat/energy a necessary part of the fire triangle?

• Without the energy (heat, oxygen, and fuel) you would not be able to create a fire.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_triangle• http://scavenging.files.wordpress.com/2009/0

5/fire.jpg

How is the cooktop of your stove (not electric) a real-life example of a fire triangle?

• When a stove is turned on, the gas is rushed and meets with the energy and ignites to creat a fire.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_triangle• http://www.turbophoto.com/misc/watermark

/9001239.jpg

What is a combustion engine?

• It is when fuel is mixed with air in a combustion chamber.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion_Engine

How does a combustion engine work?• It works when a type of fuel fills the chamber

and then it ignited by something causing a small explosion which causes the engine to work.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine

• http://www.dplastina.com/gurch/site/images/Engine.jpg

In terms of combustion, how are NASCAR engines different from street car engines that

allow them to operate at much higher speeds?• A NASCAR engine is based on the size of its

engine. They are based ob a 340 cubic inch V-8 design that was first created in the 1960s.

• http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar4.htm

How does nitrous oxide help engines perform better?

• Its better because when it is heated up until a temperature of 570 degrees F, it becomes oxygen and nitrogen. This means the engine will be able to get more oxygen which will perform better.

• http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question259.htm• http://www.lti.co.uk/images/taxi/tx4/tx4-engine.jpg

Provide 1 documented example of cheating in NASCAR in which something was done illegally to increase the combustion performance of the

engine• Michael Waltrip, a NASCAR racer’s car was

found with a additive fuel in his cars fuel and was DQed and fined $100,000.

• http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17136318/ns/sports-motor_sports//• http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/lars_anderson/04/13/waltrip/t1_michael.waltrip.jpg