Bunsen burner
device · 1855 · Industrial Revolution
A laboratory gas burner.
Inventors: Robert Bunsen, Peter Desaga.
What it is made of
- Burner barrel — has part. A vertical tube.
- Air intake collar — has part. It regulates the air intake.
- Gas jet nozzle — has part. Gas supply.
Principles and materials it uses
- Natural gas — uses. Gas.
- Venturi effect (Bernoulli’s principle) — uses. Air is drawn in by the jet of gas.
Where it is used
- Spectroscope — is used in. The burner’s colourless flame made it possible to study the spectra of elements.