Welsbach burner
Welsbach burner noun: a burner in which the combustion of a mixture of air and gas or vapour is used to heat to incandescence a mantle composed of thoria and ceria. The mantle is made by soaking a "stocking" in a solution of nitrates of thorium and cerium, drying, and, for use, igniting to burn the thread and convert the nitrates into oxides, which remain as a fragile ash.
Noun
Welsbach burner (plural Welsbach burners)
- A burner in which the combustion of a mixture of air and gas or vapour is used to heat to incandescence a mantle composed of thoria and ceria. The mantle is made by soaking a "stocking" in a solution of nitrates of thorium and cerium, drying, and, for use, igniting to burn the thread and convert the nitrates into oxides, which remain as a fragile ash.
Forms of Welsbach burner
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Origin of Welsbach burner
Named after its inventor, Auer von Welsbach.
Questions about Welsbach burner
- What does Welsbach burner mean?
- Welsbach burner means a burner in which the combustion of a mixture of air and gas or vapour is used to heat to incandescence a mantle composed of thoria and ceria. The mantle is made by soaking a "stocking" in a solution of nitrates of thorium and cerium, drying, and, for use, igniting to burn the thread and convert the nitrates into oxides, which remain as a fragile ash.
- What part of speech is Welsbach burner?
- Welsbach burner is a noun.
- What is the plural of Welsbach burner?
- The plural of Welsbach burner is Welsbach burners.
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