Combustion Technology Laboratory

In this laboratory, students investigate the three essential criteria of combustion. 

• Interaction between the flow form and the combustion process
• Mixing processes of fuel and oxidiser
• Temporal characteristics of a combustion process

In the experiment, the kinematics of a laminar Bunsen flame is first analysed using a CCD camera. The dependence of the laminar burning velocity on the equivalence ratio is then determined from the flame front recorded at a fixed position. Flame stabilisation is further investigated using a wire-stabilised V-flame and the range of stability is explored. Finally, the dependence of the flame temperature on the equivalence ratio is investigated for a turbulent Bunsen flame.