LOW-TEMPERATURE ANALOGUE BURNER FACE PLATE TIME RESPONSE

This paper presents the measurement of time response of the face plate from a low-temperature analogue burner. To avoid the need for a shutter system as used previously in the pilot low-temperature analogue burner, the burner faceplate has been designed to have a low thermal mass with a time response of less than one second. A thin film mylar face plate was used to replace the thick polycarbonate plate in the design of the compact lowtemperature analogue burner. This is to allow a step change of gas temperature of less than one second in the transient heat transfer testing. Calculation of the time response of different thickness of mylar, polycarbonate and PVC face plate materials were presented.