Bunsen & gas burners

A Bunsen burner needs a gas supply, from a lab gas tap or a cylinder, and gives a hot, adjustable flame for heating glassware and flaming instruments, such as the Bunsen burner for natural gas with needle valve, DIN 30665. A spirit lamp burns alcohol and needs no gas at all: it is portable, simple and gives a smaller, cooler flame for gentle warming or flaming small tools, like the stainless-steel spirit lamp with wick, 60 ml. Choose by the heat you need and whether gas is available. More in Bunsen and gas burners.

A burner is built for one gas type, or for several with interchangeable injectors, and the title says which. Natural gas burners connect to the lab gas line, such as the Bunsen burner for natural gas, DIN 30665. LPG and propane versions run on a bottle with a pressure regulator, like the Bunsen burner with tap for LPG. Cartridge burners are portable and need no fixed supply, for example the Bunsen burner for threaded cartridges, with needle valve. Never use a burner on a gas it is not made for. Questions: sales@luminixhealth.com.

Choose a burner with a flame failure device: it shuts off the gas if the flame goes out, as on the safety Bunsen burner with piezo ignition, natural gas. Use a proper gas safety hose, check it for cracks, and keep flammable solvents away. Note that a DIN safety burner keeps a small pilot flame even with the valve closed, so always shut the gas at the central tap, as the safety burner for natural gas, DIN type, with thermocouple product page explains. Never leave a lit burner unattended. Advice: sales@luminixhealth.com.

Yes. In a laminar flow or safety cabinet, an open flame disturbs the airflow and is a fire risk, so many labs use flame-free options. An electric burner gives heat without an open flame, such as the electric Bunsen burner. Single-use sterile loops and spreaders remove the need to flame at all; see inoculation loops, spreaders and needles. Where a flame is still needed, a compact safety burner with power supply and flame control, like the stainless-steel gas safety burner with power supply, is a safer choice.

A Bunsen or gas burner is an open flame for quick heating, for flaming a loop, or for bending glass. The gas, natural gas or cartridge, has to match the burner. It is the wrong heat for a flammable solvent.

Temperature equipment either holds a set point or drives a sample toward one. An oven dries. A furnace reaches the temperatures of ashing and melting. A bath surrounds a vessel with water or oil. A circulator moves that fluid. An incubator holds the mild warmth of a culture. An autoclave uses steam under pressure to sterilise. The number that matters is the temperature the article actually reaches, not the number painted on the dial. Temperature is part of the international system kept by the BIPM and compared by EURAMET.

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