{Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hydrocarbon — Hy dro*car bon, n. [Hydro , 2 + carbon.] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a burner, furnace,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
LO-NOx burner — A LO NOx burner is a type of burner that is typically used in utility boilers to produce steam and electricity.Background [ thumb|right|John Joyce the inventor of the LO NOx burner at Australian Gas Association Conference in the early 1990 s] The … Wikipedia
Vapor burner — Vapor Va por, n. [OE. vapour, OF. vapour, vapor, vapeur, F. vapeur, L. vapor; probably for cvapor, and akin to Gr. ? smoke, ? to breathe forth, Lith. kvepti to breathe, smell, Russ. kopote fine soot. Cf. {Vapid}.] [Written also {vapour}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furnace — Hydrocarbon Hy dro*car bon, n. [Hydro , 2 + carbon.] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stove — Hydrocarbon Hy dro*car bon, n. [Hydro , 2 + carbon.] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oxidation–reduction reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction also called redox reaction any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a participating chemical species changes. The term covers a large and diverse body of processes. Many oxidation– reduction… … Universalium
Combustion — This article is about the process of burning. For combustion without external ignition, see spontaneous combustion. For the engine used in mobile propulsion, see internal combustion engine. For the visible part of a fire, see flame. Burning… … Wikipedia
Portable stove — A Portable stove is a stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, as for camping.The division of portable stoves into several broad categories is based on the type of fuel used in the stove: stoves that use solid or liquid fuel that… … Wikipedia
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
Naphtha flare — Most naphtha flare lamps are forerunners of the nowadays widely known high pressure parrafin lamps such as Coleman, Tilley and Petromax, They were invented around 1830 and widely used by showmen, market stall holders, and circuses until World War … Wikipedia
