Combustion Reaction PowerPointBy: Beyza Ozer

What are the different types of chemical reactions?

• Combustion• Synthesis• Decomposition• Single displacement• Double displacement • Acid-base

http://misterguch.brinkster.net/6typesofchemicalrxn.html

What is a combustion reaction?

• A combustion reaction happens when a fuel and an oxidant react. This produces heat or heat and light.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-combustion-reaction.htm

What is the fire triangle?

• The fire triangle refers to oxygen, heat, and fuel.

http://ehs.sc.edu/modules/fire/01_triangle.htm

What is activation energy?

• The energy needed to get a reaction started (for it to occur)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_activation_energy

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

• Heat is important because it’s what helps set a spark for fire to begin and it also raises fuel temperature. Energy goes to fuel molecules and releases heat, light and other things.

http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/fire-tetrahedron/

How is the cooktop of your stove a real-life example of a fire triangle?

• It’s an example because for a stove to function properly and make food it needs oxygen, heat and fuel.

What is a combustion engine?

• A combustion engine can be internal or external. It expands temperature and pressure for machines to go faster.

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

How does a combustion engine work?

• When fuel enters the combustion chamber, it gets assorted with hot compacted air that has been used in past cycles.

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Does-Internal-Combustion-Engine-Work?&id=3565567

How are NASCAR engines different from street car engines that allow them to operate at much higher speeds?

• With NASCAR cars, almost every detail of the car is handmade. The bodies are built from sheet metal, the engines are assembled from a bare block and the frame is constructed from steel tubing. With regular cars, not as big of an engine is needed so they don’t go as fast.

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

How does nitrous oxide help engines perform better?

• Nitrous oxide increases the engines horsepower and that makes the car go even faster. It doesn’t harm the engine at all, just exceeds its purpose.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question259.htm

Example of how cheating in NASCAR in which something was done illegally to increase the combustion performance of the engine

• Michael Waltrip’s crew was using a fuel addictive which is illegal in racing. "Whatever they would have said, I would accept because it was just a terrible mistake. I don't need to cheat to win this race. I've done it before.” he says.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/16/nascar.cheating/index.html