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Lieuwen, Tim, and George Richards. "Burning questions: combustion research prepares
for the more complex fuel supply of the near future." Mechanical Engineering-CIME
Mar. 2006: 40+. Science In Context. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.

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Mechanical Engineers.

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Intended Audience: Engineers and environmentalists

What arguments/topics does this source discuss?: With the constant diversification of
natural gas in the U.S. fuel supply, oxy-fuel combustion may be faced with
complications. Because there is naturally an excess of nitrogen oxides resulting from the
process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, the smog in the air is affected by other
chemical factors. However, the oxy-fuel approach is simpler to implement than other
alternative energy machines because there is no exhaust water. This combustor design
avoids nitrogen oxide formation altogether which refutes the opposers of oxy-fuel
combustions argument that the process will increase the concentration of nitrogen oxide
in the environment.

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helpful in future writing: Oxy-fuel combustion leaves pure hydrogen as a clean fuel,
which then can be used in turbines or engines. While oxy-fuel combustion increases
surrounding temperatures, this rise in temperature is desirable for gas and coal fired
boilers. Oxy-fuel combustion occurs in a cycle, with the carbon dioxide and hydrogen
oxide recirculating back in the gas reservoirs. Putting the carbon back in the ground,
referred to as carbon dioxide sequestration, is beneficial for marginal oil wells.