What a Blow Up: Freddy and Alfred Talk about Combustion

What is combustion?

Definition: Combustion (com•bus•tion)
The process of burning; a chemical change accompanied by the production of light and heat.

Combustion is a reaction between a solid and gas when ignited.

How does it work?

Combustion is a reaction between a substance such as fuel and a gas which produces heat. Generally the solid such as fuel is mixed with the gas and ignited. Combustion has long been considered one of the most important and revolutionary scientific applications for industry. Lightening is the most recognized form of natural electricity.

Read more about it

• The Internal Combustion Engine by Ross Robert Olney
• What is the World Made Of? By Kathleen Weidner Zoefeld
• The Story of Science by Joy Hakim
• Solids, Liquids and Gases by Louise Osbourne

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