Argand burner

American  

[ahr-gand, -gahnd, -guhnd] / ˈɑr gænd, -gɑnd, -gənd /

noun

1. a type of oil or gas burner in which air is fed directly into the flame through a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick.

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Etymology

Origin of Argand burner

1780–90; named after Aimé Argand (1750–1803), Swiss scientist

Example Sentences

In 1853 Frankland showed an Argand burner consisting of a metal ring containing a series of holes from which jets of gas issued.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

That pure ethylene, when burnt at the rate of 5 cubic feet per hour from a Referee's Argand burner, emits a light of 68.5 standard candles.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various

After a long and persistent effort to interest him in conversation, I was compelled to give it up, and to leave him smiling blankly, with his gaze directed toward the Argand burner.

From That Mother-in-Law of Mine by Anonymous

In the case of a well-trimmed Argand oil-lamp, or an Argand burner for gas, the flame is in general most intensely hot, and the light is of a clear white character.

From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther

The former is an ordinary Argand burner in which hot air is introduced into the upper portion of the flame, so as to increase the activity of combustion.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various