 A lighter is a portable device used to create a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with lighter fluid (usually naphtha or liquid butane under pressure), as well as a means of ignition and some provision for extinguishing the flame, either by depriving it of air or of fuel. A butane lighter flame averages 700 degrees Celsius.[citation needed] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1380x1044, 88 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lighter Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
Naphtha is a group of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used primarily as feedstocks in refineries for the reforming process and in the petrochemical industry for the production of olefins in steam crackers. ...
Butane, also called n-butane, is the unbranched alkane with four carbon atoms, CH3CH2CH2CH3. ...
Ignition occurs when the heat produced by a reaction becomes sufficient to sustain the reaction, whether it be a fire, an explosion, or nuclear fusion. ...
Lighters using naphtha have a wick which is immersed in the fluid and becomes saturated. This type usually has a fiber packing material which absorbs the liquid to keep it from leaking. They also must have an enclosed top to prevent the volatile liquid from evaporating, and to conveniently extinguish the flame. Butane lighters have a valved orifice that meters the butane as it escapes as a gas. a mechanism, known as capillary action, to transport the fuel, typically melted candle wax, to the flame. ...
In chemistry, saturation has four different meanings: In physical chemistry, saturation is the point at which a solution of a substance can dissolve no more of that substance and additional amounts of that substance will appear as a precipitate. ...
A spark is created by striking metal against a flint, or by pressing a button that compresses a piezoelectric crystal, generating a voltaic arc (see Piezo ignition). In naphtha lighters the liquid is volatile enough that flammable gas is present as soon as the top of the lighter is opened. Butane lighters combine the striking action with the opening of the valve to release gas. The spark ignites the flammable gas causing a flame to come out of the lighter which continues until either the top is closed (naphtha type), or the valve is released (butane type). Ferrocerium is the flint in lighters, and its ability to give a large number of sparks when scraped against a rough surface (pyrophoricity) is used in many other applications, such as clockwork toys and strikers for welding torches. ...
Piezoelectricity is the ability of crystals, certain ceramic materials, (and to some degree, all materials) to generate a voltage in response to applied mechanical stress. ...
Quartz crystal Synthetic bismuth crystal Insulin crystals Gallium, a metal that easily forms large single crystals A huge monocrystal of potassium dihydrogen phosphate grown from solution by Saint-Gobain for the megajoule laser of CEA. In chemistry and mineralogy, a crystal is a solid in which the constituent atoms, molecules...
A spark plug. ...
Piezo ignition is a type of ignition that is used in portable camping stoves and gas grills. ...
A metal enclosure with air holes generally surrounds the flame, and is designed to allow mixing of fuel and air while making the lighter less sensitive to wind. The high energy jet in butane lighters allows mixing to be accomplished by using Bernoulli's principle, so that the air hole(s) in this type tend to be much smaller and farther from the flame. Bernoullis Principle states that in an ideal fluid (low speed air is a good approximation), with no work being performed on the fluid, an increase in velocity occurs simultaneously with decrease in pressure or gravitational energy. ...
History The first lighter, Döbereiner's lamp, was invented by Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823 it stayed in production until 1880. It is a commonly held belief that the lighter was invented before the match.[1] However, the first "match" was created in 1805. The first friction match, which can be ignited on virtually any surface (i.e. fabric) was created in 1827, 4 years after the lighter. Döbereiners Lamp is a lighter invented by the German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner. ...
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (December 13, 1780 – March 24, 1849) was a German chemist. ...
Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...
An igniting match A match is a consumable tool for producing fire under controlled circumstances on demand. ...
Lighter Re-Distribution It is common place for a cigarette lighter to change ownership many times in its lifetime. According to a recent study at TVU in Reading an average disposable lighter will make its way in to the pockets of 7 different smokers during its time and only 1 out of 45 lighters ever survive until they become un-useable.
In the South of England the expression used for gaining a lighter at the expense of another is called 'The Eastick', named after a Peter Eastick from Maidenhead who in the early 90's boasted a collection of in excess of 1000 disposable lighters, claiming to have purchased none of them. In an ironic twist of fate his personal life was shattered when his wife found a box of matches in his jacket pocket from a local Gentlemens club, Spearmint Rhino.
Car cigarette lighters - See also: Car cigarette lighter
Most cars are equipped with an electric cigarette lighter plug that fits in the socket. Its internal heating element becomes glowing orange hot in seconds when the device is activated, and is capable of lighting cigarettes, cigars and tinder (among other things). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cigar lighter receptacle. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cigar lighter receptacle. ...
From Old English tynder, easily combustible material used for starting a fire. ...
The lighter's socket doubles as a 12 volt power outlet that can be used to power many small electrical devices. In some newer cars, due to the decreasing popularity of smoking in some countries and the popularity of in-car electronics, the lighter plug has been omitted while leaving the socket behind as a power source. Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ...
In Pop Culture During slow songs at live concerts, particularly power ballads, concertgoers often wave lighters in the air. This tradition is being at least partly superseded by the waving of mobile phones, both for safety reasons, and because mobile phone users are becoming more common than smokers.[citation needed] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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An igniting match A match is a consumable tool for producing fire under controlled circumstances on demand. ...
A Navy Zippo Lighter Zippo Black Crackle Lighter Closed Zippo Black Crackle Lighter Open Zippo Lighter Dismantled 133ml Zippo Lighter Fluid A Zippo lighter is a refillable, metal lighter manufactured by Zippo Manufacturing Company. ...
Ronson Lighters History Ronsons was a large factory making gas lighters in the town of Leatherhead, Surrey. ...
Bic logo Société Bic is a company based in Clichy, France, founded in 1945, best known for making inexpensive disposable products including cigarette lighters, magnets, ballpoint pens, and shaving razors. ...
A car adaptor is a standard for DC power plugs. ...
Ferrocerium is the flint in lighters, and its ability to give a large number of sparks when scraped against a rough surface (pyrophoricity) is used in many other applications, such as clockwork toys and strikers for welding torches. ...
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Images Various kinds of lighters Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2000x2359, 682 KB) Various lighters File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lighter Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...
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| A storm-proof piezo-ignited lighter/rope burner Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1440x1276, 242 KB)A Silva Helios rope burner/lighter. ...
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External links - The art-project LighterHistory.com
- TOM Flame Lighters by ELEKTRONICA
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