Acetylene burner – device and principle of operation

Acetylene burner is a very popular flame welding method. This burner owes its popularity to its ease of use., inexpensive price, and publicly available materials for work. These factors make it possible to achieve a good result when welding, not only in a domestic environment., but even with high-tech and extensive construction.

Acetylene welding mechanism

The connection of various types of metals occurs under the condition of a constant and very high temperature.. When burning acetylene in the flame, oxygen is present and a hot fecal stream is formed. These factors contribute to the formation of very strong seams.

In addition to connecting different metals, acetylene torch is effective when cutting metal.

Actions of an acetylene torch

Gas with oxygen enters the burner itself through separate paths.. Then they mix, and this mixture comes out of the burner through the calibrated nozzle of the tip.

This mixture of gas and oxygen is set on fire. Flame size can be any, it is set individually by means of valves (regulators).

If you disassemble the flame, it can be figuratively distinguished 3 parts: core, which has the highest temperature, torch and recovery.

A very high temperature flame prevents pure oxygen from directly attacking the metal itself.. It's necessary, to prevent oxidation. The welding process begins with heating the side parts of the part, then there is melting and their connection.

There is another option, which is based on the use of a filler rod. With its help, welding pools are saturated at the edges of parts.

Accessories for an acetylene torch

• Balloon, which contains propane.
• oxygen bottle. Oxygen catalyzes the combustion process.
• Hoses.
• Burner. Has the shape of a tube, which is made of bronze. On the tube are 2 regulator (propane, oxygen). There is a nozzle at the end., necessary for fine atomization of the gas mixture.

Data type of welding today is quite popular. It has a large number of advantages, than disadvantages.

The quality from use was proved by time. A few decades ago it began to use it, and the quality of the seams has almost not changed to date. This made it possible to reliably use all types of household communications.

Its useful to note, that using this type of welds is very dangerous. But subject to all safety rules, And the experience of workers, The result is reliable for several decades.