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

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Argand burner

The Argand burner differs from the flat flame burners in that a circular flame is employed.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various

These, and other equally essential requirements, have to be taken into consideration, and provided for, in constructing an efficient Argand burner.

From Gas Burners Old and New by Merriman, Owen

Bude-light, a very brilliant light produced by introducing oxygen into the centre of an Argand burner, so called from the place of the inventor's abode.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

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

It was necessary to resort to the use of an ordinary kerosene lamp with a large glass font and an Argand burner.

From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano