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This book is a compilation of information about using
oxygen to enhance industrial combustion processes. It
is important to state what is not covered in this book. It
does not include the use of oxygen to enhance internal
combustion (IC) engines, gas turbines, or other pressur-
ized combustors, including those used in aerospace pro-
pulsion. In the case of the use of oxygen in IC engines,
this is an emerging area which is currently receiving
a signicant amount of attention for reducing carbon
monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions.
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Very little work
has been done on using oxygen in turbines, primarily
because of the temperature limitations ...