Combustion chamber with incandescent wire

The chamber is equipped with a platinum filament which is heated electrically to the point at which it glows. The chamber is connected by two GL 18 screw thread connectors to two gas syringes from which the gases are introduced under slight pressure. The electrical heating of the platinum coil allows for simple, non-hazardous generation of elevated temperatures. Reverse reactions are largely inhibited since the area inside the combustion chamber itself remains cold.

Application examples

• Dissociation of butane into its constituent elements
• Elementary organic analysis and detection of oxygen in organic compounds, using dimethyl ether as an example
• Model experiments for a thermal conductivity detector