Product Details
Compression Igniter
Amaze students by igniting a piece of paper without a match. The adiabatic compression caused by quickly pushing down on the piston is enough to ignite tissue paper.
Description
Put a small piece of tissue paper into the cylinder and quickly push down on the piston. In a quick compression there is no time for heat to be exchanged between the air inside and its surroundings, causing the temperature to rise well above the combustion temperature of paper.
This Compression Igniter has been specially designed to be cleanable. The bottom screws off to clean out the soot and to load the paper. The large piston handle decreases the pressure on your hand and makes it easier to hit the piston quickly.
The glass tube is surrounded by plastic for safety. In the event that the glass tube breaks, the glass tube can be replaced.
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