Analysis of flat burners used to study gaseous pollutants emitted from combustion of hydrocarbons

Combustion of fuels is one of the most important sources of gaseous pollutants. In order to develop effective emission control techniques, the knowledge of fuels' oxidation mechanisms are necessary. Such data can be acquired through the use of flat flame burners. In this paper we analyze several previous works using flat burners to study pollutants emitted from premixed flames of liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. Design features of the burners and of their supportive devices, like those of sampling-species measurements and temperature measurements, are analyzed and compared. Possible impacts on the pollutants emitted from the burner's design and the auxiliary devices are also shown.