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Wood can create sparks when burning due to the presence of trapped air pockets or pockets of resin or other flammable substances within the wood. When these pockets heat up and expand rapidly, they can cause the wood to crackle and spark.

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How a change in thermal energy causes matter?

A burning wood fire, when cooled down or extinguished, leaves wood ashes.


What kind of heat energy is burning wood?

Burning wood is the process of converting chemical energy in the fuel into thermal energy. Heat transfer is the process of moving thermal energy from one object to another. There are different types oh heat transfer including radiation, conduction and convection. Basically, the wood burning is a spontaneous process, theoretically, but in order for the process to become under way something called the activation energy must be overcome, which means that an energy of that magnitude must be applied to the wood to get it burning (oxidising). This usually comes in the form of a spark or a flame from your lighter. So once you apply that activation energy from your lighter, the wood begins to burn, and the burning of the wood itself produces heat to propagate the process. So long as there is oxygen, fuel (such as wood or octane for example) and the initial spark, then you have fire!


What causes a 1982 Honda Silverwing 650 to keep burning out spark plugs?

Wrong heat range plug for the fuel and/ or riding conditions


What wood sparks a lot while burning?

Wood that is damp tends to spark alot. I have burned wood to heat my house for years, and am very familiar with wood types, and I have not found that answer to be correct. Certain types of wood just spark a lot, I don't know why. Hedge is the hottest burning wood I know of and is also the worst offender in the spark category. It seems that any yellow colored wood is a bad sparker, such as hedge (aka osage orange) and black locust and mulberry. They spark a lot, burn hot, and are yellow colored wood. The best overall wood is white oak, as it splits fairly easy, and burns really hot, but not too hot like hedge (it will melt your grates) has almost no sparks and lasts a long time. For more details about many types of wood, click here: http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/Trees-Shrubs/Firewood-hard.htm


Burning wood a physical or chemical?

Burning wood is a chemical reaction because combustion (burning) is an oxidation reaction.


What is the function of the spark from the spark plug?

The purpose of the spark is to ignite the air fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. When the air fuel mixture ignites the expansion of the burning air fuel mixture causes the piston to go down thus turning the crankshaft.


Why is wood burning chemical energy?

Wood burning is considered a form of chemical energy because the process involves the combustion of organic compounds in wood (mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) with oxygen to release heat energy. This reaction breaks down the complex chemical bonds in the wood, releasing stored energy in the form of heat and light.


Industrial burning wood manufacture plant?

enqurie about industarial burning wood manufature


Do you remove the grate to burn wood in wood burning stove?

No. You need the grate in for air circulation around the burning wood.


Do spark guard curtains block the airflow significantly to the fireplace?

Yes,If you have a wood burning fireplace, update it with a screen mesh curtain to protect your home from sparks and embers


What causes blue smoke from the tailpipe?

Probably it is burning oil. It happens if you a using a mist system of lubrication. If not, you should probably replace your piston rings. Combustion of oil causes fouling of the spark plug.


Does burning wood produce carbon monoxide?

Yes, burning wood can produce carbon monoxide.

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