Light the pilot and hold down the gas valve. Release it after 30 seconds. If the flame dies instantly, the thermocouple likely needs attention." This way you can eliminate the chance that drafts ...

A naked flame is a complex soup of ionised gases, that possesses an unexpected property. As you might expect with that much ionisation there is some level of electrical conductivity, but the ...

This thermocouple is a safety device which stops the gas flux in case the flame goes out, avoiding a possible gas saturation of the room.

The principle is simple; rather than directly measuring the temperature of the flame, use it to heat up something of known mass and composition and then dunk that object in some water. If you know ...

This is the actual "Flame Temperature." Remember that a measuring device (thermocouple) may also remove heat from the flame. How? What effect does this have on your data?