DESCRIPTION

Technical Description

The unit is equipped with an oil burner. The oil pressure at the burner, the combustion chamber temperature, measured with a thermocouple, and the preheat temperature of the oil are indicated on an additional digital measuring unit. A small oil tank is fitted on the lower shelf of the frame.

The heating boiler features a viewing window for observing the flame. The heat generated can be dissipated using a plate heat exchanger and additional cooling water connections, enabling the unit to be operated continuously. 

The exhaust gas can be studied in detail with the exhaust gas analyser HL 860.

Learning Objectives / Experiments

- layout and operating behaviour of an oil burner
- operation of a heating boiler with an oil burner
- effect of burner setting on combustion and on the flame
- temperature measurements in different areas of the combustion chamber
- oil pressure measurements on the burner with observation of the effects of changes on the flame
- investigation of the effect of oil preheating on combustion and particularly the flame
- calculation of the heating capacity of a heating boiler
- function of a plate heat exchanger
- temperature curves in a plate heat exchanger