10 Questions
What is flue gas?
The gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, conveying exhaust gases from combustion
What is the composition of flue gas from most fossil-fuel combustion?
Nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor
What pollutants are often present in flue gas at power plants?
Particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides
What technology is available to remove pollutants from flue gas at power plants?
Scrubbers and chemical processes
What does the composition of flue gas at power plants depend on?
What is being burned
Who created the first commercially successful internal combustion engine?
Étienne Lenoir
What component of an internal combustion engine does the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced by combustion apply force to?
Pistons
Which engine is known as the first modern internal combustion engine?
Otto engine
In which type of internal combustion engine does combustion occur intermittently?
Four-stroke piston engine
Which class of internal combustion engines use continuous combustion?
Gas turbines
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