An open-source linear actuated-quartz tube furnace with programmable ceramic heater movement for laboratory-scale studies of combustion and emission.

Casey Coffland, Ryan Bixler, Elliott Gall

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Casey CofflandDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, 1930 SW 4 Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

Ryan BixlerDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, 1930 SW 4 Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

Elliott GallDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University, 1930 SW 4 Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

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The Linear Actuated Quartz Tube Furnace (LA-QTF) is an instrument engineered to heat and combust materials under controlled conditions, capable of achieving flaming and smoldering states. A ceramic ring furnace is linearly actuated parallel to the length of a quartz tube. The mode of combustion depends on temperature, fuel composition, and oxygen availability; the LA-QTF regulates combustion by controlling the temperature and position of the ring furnace, and airflow within the tube. The LA-QTF can maintain temperatures between 23 °C and 530 °C for extended time periods, with stable temperatures over long-duration (∼120 min) experiments. Flow rate is dependent on the chosen pump; we designed for an upper limit of 3.5 LPM, though the tube furnace can accommodate lower or higher flows. To quantify CO

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Air qualityBiomass burningCombustion emission researchFlamingSmolderingWildland-urban interface fires

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PMID42211854

DOI10.1016/j.ohx.2026.e00790

PMCPMC13213288

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