Firewood – How Wood Burns
Firewood – How Wood Burns Combustion In any wood burning device, combustion (fire) changes wood into heat, chemicals, and gases. Hydrogen and carbon in the wood mix with oxygen in the air when wood burns. Complete combustion or burning produces water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and noncombustible ash. When incomplete combustion occurs, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, … [Read more…]
