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Thermodynamics & Combustion Science

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$Transmission electron microscope image of fractal soot particle aggregates showing chain-like clusters of spherical primary particles 20-50 nanometres in diameter$

Chemistry17 Mar 2025

The Chemistry of Soot: Carbon Deposits Under Extreme Heat

A molecular-level examination of incomplete combustion and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons it generates.

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Modern stainless steel industrial combustion chamber interior with visible burner nozzles and heat exchanger coils in a Netherlands energy facility

Engineering3 Mar 2025

Thermodynamics of Combustion Chambers: Efficiency in Modern Industrial Furnaces

From the Carnot cycle to real-world boiler efficiency in industrial applications.

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Beautifully preserved 18th-century Dutch Delft ceramic tile stove with hand-painted blue and white windmill panels in a period Amsterdam canal house

History10 Mar 2025

Four Centuries of Dutch Stove Engineering

How Amsterdam's canal houses became laboratories of thermal engineering during the Dutch Golden Age.

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