10.5
Combustion Processes and Fuels
The primary source of energy in a heating boiler is the combustion of
a fossil fuel—coal, oil, or gas—or waste materials. The use of peat,
garbage, sawdust, petroleum coke, and other waste products is in-
creasing, but it is still a small fraction of the total fuel burned in this
country.
Combustion is a process of burning—combining the fuel with oxygen
and igniting the mixture. The result is heat release, absorbed through
radiation, convection, and, to some degree, conduction.
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