complete combustion

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandcombustion

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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combustion
noun[U]
uk
/kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/us
/kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/
the process ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandcombustionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Adding a portion of wet waste to the burn slows the combustion process and allows a sufficient amount of oxygen forcompletecombustion.
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When there is more air than needed forcompletecombustion, the excess air is emitted with the combustion products.
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In the presence of excess oxygen these temperatures lead to thecompletecombustionof organic matter.
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Essential for the optimal working capacity of the human being thus was acompletecombustionof the food consumed.
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It is likely that the loading geometry of the waste is a factor because mostcompletecombustiontakes place at the front of the incinerator chamber.
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I am told thatcompletecombustionmust take place inside the engine if smoke is to be eliminated.
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Withcompletecombustionthere are no other noxious fumes.
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Completecombustionconverts the sulphur almost entirely into sulphur dioxide.
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They have produced a product which, when added to fossil fuels, causes almostcompletecombustion, reduced emissions and greater efficiency, and also pays for itself.
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It is also said that we might easily save quite quickly 10 million tons of coal a year if we hadcompletecombustion.
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The impact of such flaring is a high luminosity flame, and noise associated with the use of steam injection to ensurecompletecombustionof flared material.
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By confining combustion to an insulated and enclosed area, the stoves increase the core temperature and thereby achieve morecompletecombustion.
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The moving grate enables the movement of waste through the combustion chamber to be optimised to allow a more efficient andcompletecombustion.
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Fuel economy is also better in four-strokes due to morecompletecombustionof the intake charge in four-stroke engines.
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The purpose of the high pressure is to promote fine atomisation of the fuel which supports morecompletecombustion.
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Complex fuels like kerosene need a long engine tocompletecombustion.
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Aside from the improvement in brightness, the morecompletecombustionof the wick and oil required much less frequent trimming of the wick.
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A masonry heater is designed to allowcompletecombustionby burning fuels at full-temperature with no restriction of air inflow.
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The ratio of air above/below the fire must be carefully adjusted to enablecompletecombustion.
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Once they have reached the char state, the ricks are sprayed with water to preventcompletecombustion.
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