Fire Classes and Bunsen Burner Anatomy

Vocabulary and terminology regarding the classification of fires, appropriate extinguishing methods, and the functional components of a Bunsen burner as recorded in the lecture notes.

Class A Fire

Odinary makerak solid combatible an such as paper, wood; uses water Exstinguisher.

Class B Fire

Flammable liquids such as oil-bond points and aloptol, kerstene.

Class B Exstinguishers

If the fire is small, use a fire blanket; if the fire is large, use dry powder, foam, or carbon dioxide exstinguisher.

Class C Fire

Flammable gases such as butane and propane.

Class C Exstinguishers

Dry pandor exstinguisher and Foam exstinguisher.

Class D Fire

Combustible metals such as lithium, magnesium, sodium and especially in powder form; any type of portable fire except Foam or carbon dioxide.

Class D Exstinguishers

Dry powder exstinguisher, especially in powder exstinguisher form.

Class F Fire

Cooking oils and fats.

Class F Exstinguisher

Wet chemical exstinguisher.

Outer cone

The hottest part (and Couter cone) used for heating.

Flame (inner cone)

Cooler part showing partial burning.

Collar

Used for adjusting air flow and controls air entering the burner.

Barrel or Chimney

The component that mixes gas with air.

Air control vent

The part that lets air enter.

fas adjustment

Controls gas flow and flame ver.

Base

Keeps the burner stable.

Gas inlet

Connects the gas supply to the burner.

Luminous flame

One of the two types of flame produced by the burner.