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TYPES OF FLAME
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Guided By
Prof.Y.L.Raol
Presented By
Akshay.P.Shah (Roll No.13)
SUBMITTED
Mechanical Engineering Department,
L. C. Institute of Technology, Bhandu.
Ta: Visnagar, Dist.: Mehsana-384 120.
Types of Flame
Introduction to Flame
Flame is mostly found in Gas Welding type mainly in Oxy-Acetylene Welding (OAW).
Oxy-Acetylene Welding (OAW): It is a type of gas welding in which coalescence Is
produced by heat obtained from burning a mixture of oxygen and acetylene gas (Gas Flame)
with or without application of pressure and with or without use of filler material. In OAW O 2
and C2H2 are mixed and burnt to release heat.
REACTION:
C2H2 + 2.5O2 = CO2 + H2O + 1284.57 kJ/mol.
1. Neutral Flame
The neutral flame as shown in above figure is produced when the ratio of oxygen to
acetylene, in the mixture leaving the torch, is almost exactly one-to-one. Its termed"neutral
because it will usually have no chemical effect on the metal being welded. It will not oxidize the
weld metal; it will not cause an increase in the carbon content of the weld metal. As shown in
figure 1.
3. Oxidizing Flame
The oxidizing flame results from burning a mixture which contains more oxygen than
required for a neutral flame. It will oxidize or burn some of the metal being welded.
The outer flame envelope is much shorter and tends to fan out at the end on the other
hand the neutral and carburizing envelopes tend to come to a sharp point.
An oxidizing flame tends to be hotter than the neutral flame. This is because of excess
oxygen and which causes the temperature to rise as high as 6300F.As shown in Figure 3.
Figure 4
Figure 4 shows the comparison between all three types of flame.
Reference
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A Textbook of Production Technology by P.C.Sharma.