A mathematical analysis of thermal explosions by Kazuaki Taira

“…This paper is devoted to the study of semilinear degenerate elliptic boundary value problems arising in combustion theory which obey the simple Arrhenius rate law and a general Newton law of heat exchange. …”
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Prognoza rozwoju paliw płynnych by Krzysztof Biernat

“…The article includes analysis o f basic terms an d definitions an d following issues: the directions of modification and development of the drive in the wheel vehicles, the forecast of development of standard fuels for internal combustion engines, the improvement of demands towards oils and fuel liquids, prospective fuel substances and  non-standard fuels.…”
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Modeling Electricity Markets and Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities by Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi, Tiago Pinto

“…From the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, energy was predominantly produced by conventional technologies, relying on a heat source (mostly from the combustion of fossil fuels) and the turning of steam turbines [...]…”
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About possibility of energy-efficient heating of cast iron in a close cupola forehearth by E. N. Gnezdov

“…Therе is analyzed the possibility of heating of the melting product in the cupola forehearth due to combustion heat of natural gas, and also is given data on physical modeling of metal melt bursting by gas blushes and on experimental determination of gas stress in a forehearth.…”
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Problemy zasilania współczesnych silników spalinowych wybranymi biopaliwami by Krzysztof Biernat, Adrian Jeziorkowski

“…The paper presents most popular biofuels with their basic physicochemical properties in comparison with conventional fuels, the article also contains present normalizations of selected alternative fuels, the possibilities of supplying modern internal combustion engine with biofuels with requiring changes in their constructions were estimated on the basis of collected documentation.…”
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Effects of Oil Drops and the Charcoal’s Proximate Composition on the Air Pollution Emitted from Charcoal Barbecues by Kuo-Pin Yu, Yen-Chi Chen, Yun-Jhe Miao, Sepridawati Siregar, Yu Wei Tsai, Whei-May Grace Lee

“…In addition, increasing the combustion temperature reduced the EFs of HCs, formaldehyde, and CO but increased those of Fe and Zn. …”
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The Effects of Pilot Structure on the Lean Ignition Characteristics of the Internally Staged Combustor by Zhengyan Guo, Yan Lu, Jingtao Yuan, Pimin Chen, Qibin Zhang, Wei Fan

“…Under the typical working conditions (the air mass flow rate is 46.7 g/s and the ignition energy is 4 J), for a pilot swirler with a rotating direction opposite to the main swirler, the diameter of the auxiliary fuel nozzles is 0.2 mm, the swirl number of first-stage of pilot swirler is 1.4, and the lean ignition fuel–air ratio was reduced to 0.0121, which is 32.78% lower than the baseline scheme, which further broadens the lean ignition boundary of the centrally staged combustion chamber.…”
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Evaluation and mechanism investigations of titanium-fire inclusiveness in aeroengine compressor by MI Guangbao, SUN Ruochen, QIU Yuehai, DONG Fuli

“…A large number of droplets and their products produced by titanium fire combustion in aeroengine compressor will cause burn through and non-inclusiveness failure of titanium alloy casing. …”
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Study on cook-off characteristics and thermal safety venting area of RBOE charge by Kebin Zhang, Wenbin Li, Changfang Zhao, Zhifang Wei, Shuxia Zhang, Jin Li

“…Based on the thermal decomposition reaction characteristics and combustion characteristics of each component of RBOE explosive, the cook-off calculation models of RBOE warhead before and after ignition were established. …”
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Sources and Radiative Impact of Carbonaceous Aerosols Using Four Years Ground-Based Measurements over the Central Himalayas by Priyanka Srivastava, Manish Naja, T. R. Seshadri

“…Further, we show that the contribution of fossil fuel combustion (eBCff) is 3.5 times greater than that of biomass burning (eBCbb). …”
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Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Fuel-Rich Degree in the RBCC Engine under the Ejector Mode by Yizhi Yao, Mingbo Sun, Menglei Li, Peibo Li, An Bin, Rui Gu, Jiaoru Wang, Feng Wei, Taiyu Wang, Jikai Chen

“…For supersonic conditions, increasing the fuel-rich degree promotes greater fuel participation in combustion, thereby enhancing RBCC engine performance. …”
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The energy potential of some high-enthalpy N-oxides as oxidizers by D. B. Lempert, E. M. Dorofeenko, S. I. Soglasnova

“…The energy abilities of solid composite propellants based on a couple of new high-enthalpy N-oxides (furazano-terazine-dioxide and tetrazino-tetrazine-1,3,6,8-tetraoxide) have been considered, it is found that these two compounds show record energy characteristics — specific impulse up to 273 s (at pressure in the combustion chamber and at the nozzle section 4,0 and 0,1 MPa respectively) at the combustion temperature not higher than 3700 K. …”
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The Effect of the Gap Spark Plug Electrode to The Performance of Motorcycle GL 200 D by Riza Muharni, Ade Ari Agasi, Muchlisinalahuddin Muchlisinalahuddin, Dytchia Septi Kesuma, Ade Usra Berli

“…If the spark plug electrode gap is not adjusted correctly or too tight, it will result the spark produced be weaken and the power generated will decrease, meanwhile if the spark plug electrode gap is too wide, it will cause to combustion failure while operate with high rpm. In this research, the effect of the spark plug electrode gap (0.6 mm,0.7 mm and 0.8 mm) on the GL 200 D motorcycle performance is conducted with different input torque and power. …”
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Flow Stagnation under Single and Two-Phase Natural Circulation Conditions in the APEX-CE Test Facility by José N. Reyes

“…Natural circulation experiments were conducted at Oregon State University using the advanced plant experiment (APEX-CE) integral system test facility as configured to simulate a typical 2×4 Combustion Engineering nuclear steam supply system. …”
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Exact Solutions for the Conformable Space-Time Fractional Zeldovich Equation with Time-Dependent Coefficients by Sami Injrou

“…These solutions may be helpful to explain several phenomena in chemistry, including the combustion process. The study shows that the used method is effective and reliable and can be utilized as a substitution to construct new solutions of different types of nonlinear conformable fractional partial differential equations (NFPDEs) with variable coefficients.…”
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ANALYSIS OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE OF RDF FUEL by G. Arakelova

“…Revealed negative aspects and directions of improvement of the combustion technology implemented at different steps of economic development of countries. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics, Sources and Pollution Pathways of PM10 at High Altitudes Himalayas of India by Nikki Choudhary, Priyanka Srivastava, Monami Dutta, Sauryadeep Mukherjee, Akansha Rai, Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, Renu Lata, Abhijit Chatterjee, Manish Naja, Narayanasamy Vijayan, Tuhin Kumar Mandal, Sudhir Kumar Sharma

“…Principal component analysis/absolute principal component score (PCA/APCS) resolved four major sources: crustal/soil dust (26.6%), biomass burning/fossil fuel combustion (28%), vehicular emissions (28%), and industrial emissions/coal combustion (17%). …”
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A New Perspective on Hydrogen Chloride Scavenging at High Temperatures for Reducing the Smoke Acidity of PVC in Fires—III: EN 60754-2 and the Species in Solution Affecting pH and C... by Iacopo Bassi, Claudia Bandinelli, Francesca Delchiaro, Gianluca Sarti

“…Acidity is the weak point of a PVC cable due to the release of HCl during the combustion. Low-smoke acidity compounds, containing potent acid scavengers at high temperatures, are developed to reduce the acidity of the smoke. …”
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Quantitative Characterization of Overburden Rock Development Pattern in the Goaf at Different Key Stratum Locations Based on DEM by Xiaoqiang Zhang, Bolin Hu, Jiaxing Zou, Chuandong Liu, Yuanfan Ji

“…The overburden rock mining fissures are the main cause of coal spontaneous combustion, gas pooling, and mine water inrush caused by goaf air leakage. …”
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Synergistic Fire Retardancy of Bis(1-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)sebacate and Tris(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine/Sb2O3 in HIPS by Hongzhi Wu, Junhong Liu, Qi Zhang, Mingmei Sun, Jingwei Yang, Linsheng Tang

“…The LOI of fire retardant HIPS (FR-HIPS) with 16 wt% of TTBPC/Sb2O3 increased from 23.8% to 25.2%, the flame retardant rating of FR-HIPS was improved from UL 94 V-2 to UL 94 V-0, and various heat release parameters such as peak heat release rate, total heat release, and mean effective heat of combustion were greatly lowered by combining NORSM of 0.50 wt%. …”
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