heating to ignition
1Ignition — occurs when the heat produced by a reaction becomes sufficient to sustain a chemical reaction. The sudden change from a cold gas to a hot plasma in a plasma source is also called ignition.: See also: Making fire or Ignite (disambiguation)Other… …
2ignition — (n.) 1610s, act of heating to the point of combustion, from Fr. ignition (16c.) or directly from M.L. ignitionem (nom. ignitio), from L. ignire set on fire, from ignis fire (see IGNEOUS (Cf. igneous)). Meaning means of sparking an internal… …
3ignition — [ig nish′ən] n. [ModL (Paracelsus) ignitio < L ignitus: see IGNITE] 1. a setting on fire or catching on fire 2. the means by which a thing is ignited 3. in an internal combustion engine, a) the igniting of the explosive mixture in the cylinder …
4Ignition tube — An ignition tube is a piece of laboratory equipment. It is a laboratory tube used much in the same way as a boiling tube except not being as large and thick walled. It is primarily used to hold small quantities of substances which are undergoing… …
5ignition — noun Date: 1612 1. the act or action of igniting: as a. the starting of a fire b. the heating of a plasma to a temperature high enough to sustain nuclear fusion 2. a. the process or means (as an electric spark) of igniting a fuel mixture b. a… …
6ignition transformer — [1] A unit that transforms the primary voltage resulting from the capacitor discharge to the required high voltage Transformer designed to provide a high voltage current. Used in many heating systems to ignite fuel; provides a spark gap …
7National Ignition Facility — NIF s basic layout. The laser pulse is generated in the room just right of center, and is sent into the beamlines (blue) on either side. After several passes through the beamlines the light is sent into the switchyard (red) where it is aimed into …
8Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… …
9Electric heating — is any process in which electrical energy is converted to heat. Common applications include heating of buildings, cooking, and industrial processes. An electric heater is an electrical appliance that converts electrical energy into heat. The… …
10Homogeneous charge compression ignition — Thermodynamics …
