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Flame characteristics and burner types

Pre-aerated and post-aerated burners, flame pictures and common flame faults.

This topic supports

  1. M02.3Relate flame appearance to aeration, and recognise flame lift, light-back and yellow tipping.

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Pre-aerated burner and flame picture

A pre-aerated burner: adjust primary air and gas pressure and watch the flame picture change.

Will demonstrate

  • How primary air is entrained into the burner
  • Normal, lifting, lighting-back and yellow-tipped flames
  • The effect of gas pressure and aeration on the flame

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