Teclu burner
 A Teclu burner | |
| Uses | Heating Sterilization Combustion |
|---|---|
| Inventor | Nicolae Teclu |
| Related items | Bunsen burner Hot plate Heating mantle |
The Teclu burner is a laboratory gas burner, a variant of the Bunsen burner, named after the Romanian chemist Nicolae Teclu. It can produce a hotter flame than a Bunsen burner.[1]
The lower part of its tube is conical, with a round screw nut below its base. The gap, set by the distance between the nut and the end of the tube, regulates the influx of the air in a way similar to the open slots of the Bunsen burner. The Teclu burner provides better mixing of air and fuel, which is what allows it to achieve higher flame temperatures than the Bunsen burner. There are some early Teclu burners in the Science Museum, London, including one which has been sectioned to show the internal structure.
See also[]
- Meker burner
References[]
- ^ Mandal Pratim Partha; B. Mandal (1 January 2001). A Text Book of Homoeopathic Pharmacy. B. Jain Publishers. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-81-7381-009-1.
External links[]
Media related to Teclu burners at Wikimedia Commons- Teclu burner dating from 1900 in the Science Museum, London
- Teclu burner dating from 1913 in the Science Museum, London
- Teclu burner dating from 1914 in the Science Museum, London - this exhibit has been sectioned to show the internal structure.
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