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A gas burner is a device that produces a non-controlled flame by mixing a fuel gas such as acetylene, natural gas, or propane with an oxidizer such as the ambient air or supplied oxygen, and allowing for ignition and combustion.
The flame is generally used for the heat, infrared radiation, or visible light it produces. Some burners, such as gas flares, dispose of unwanted or uncontainable flammable gases. Some burners are operated to produce carbon black.
The gas burner has many applications such as soldering, brazing, and welding, the latter using oxygen instead of air for producing a hotter flame, which is required for melting steel. Chemistry laboratories use natural-gas fueled Bunsen burners. In domestic and commercial settings gas burners are commonly used in gas stoves and cooktops. For melting metals with melting points of up to 1100 °C (such as copper, silver, and gold), a propane burner with a natural drag of air can be used. For higher temperatures, acetylene is commonly used in combination with oxygen.
Gas / Fuels | Flame temperature |
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Propane in air | 1980 °C 3596 °F |
Butane in air | 1970 °C 3578 °F |
Wood in air (normally not reached in a wood stove) | 1980 °C 3596 °F |
Acetylene in air | 2550 °C 4622 °F |
Methane (natural gas) in air | 1950 °C 3542 °F |
Hydrogen in air | 2111 °C 3831 °F |
Propane with oxygen | 2800 °C 5072 °F |
Acetylene in oxygen | 3100 °C 5612 °F |
Propane-butane mix with air | 1970 °C 3578 °F |
Coal in air (blast furnace) | 1900 °C 3452 °F |
Cyanogen (C2N2) in oxygen | 4525 °C 8177 °F |
Dicyanoacetylene (C4N2) in oxygen (highest flame temperature) | 4982 °C 9000 °F |
The above data is given with the following assumptions:
Flammability limit lower, in % | Flammability limit upper, in % | Ignition temperatures | |
---|---|---|---|
Natural gas | 4.7 | 15 | 482-632 °C |
Propane | 2.15 | 9.6 | 493-604 °C |
Butane | 1.9 | 8.5 | 482-538 °C |
Acetylene | 2.5 | 81 | 305 °C |
Hydrogen | 4 | 75 | 500 °C |
Ammonia | 16 | 25 | 651 °C |
Carbon monoxide | 12.5 | 74 | 609 °C |
Ethylene | 3.4 | 10.8 | 490 °C |
(Atmosphere is air at 20 degrees Celsius.)
Gas | Combustion value | |
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(Btu/ft³) | (MJ/m³) | |
Natural gas (methane) | 950 to 1,150 | 35 to 43 |
Propane | 2,572 | 95.8 |
Propane-butane mix | 2,500 to 3,200 | 90 to 120 |
Butane | 3,225 | 120.1 |