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Combustion is the oldest technology of mankind; it has been used for more than one million years. At present, about 90% of our worldwide energy support (e. g., in traffic, electrical power generation, heating) is provided by combustion; therefore it is really worthwhile studying this process.
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Warnatz, J., Maas, U., Dibble, R.W. (2001). Introduction, Fundamental Definitions and Phenomena. In: Combustion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04508-4_1
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