Taylor-Couette burner for studies of hydrodynamically unstable weakly turbulent premixed flames

The design of a novel, new Taylor-Couette burner for studies of the propagation of hydrodynamically unstable flames in weakly turbulent flow is presented. The new burner allows for turbulence generation by cylinder rotation at constant cylinder radii ratio and for convective stabilization of stationary flames at a fixed location in the burner, for long-time flame diagnostics. The burner is designed for investigation of the development of the hydrodynamic flame instability with minimal influences of the Saffman-Taylor instability.