Combustion & Fuels

Combustion is the process of burning,
during which light and heat energy are released.

Liquid fuel will not burn in its normal state. It must first be vaporized into a gas before it can be mixed with air and combust.

Three essentials are required to make fire:

1. oxygen

From the air

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2. Fuel

Solid, liquid, or gas

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3. Heat

Ignition

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a fourth element
is needed to make
clean fire:

good atomization

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By breaking fuel into fine, uniform particles, atomization enables complete mixing with air—ensuring efficient, low-emission combustion.

oil burners

An Oil Burner is a combustion machine.

It purpose is to promote efficient combustion of the liquid fuel and generate heat with its flame.

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Babington Airtronic
Joint Service Multi-Fuel Burner

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The official seal of the United States Department of the Army featuring a gold cannon, crossed swords, a red bugle, an American flag, a naval flag, and the year 1775 with the motto "This We'll Defend."

Official seal of the United States Department of the Navy featuring a bald eagle holding an anchor with a ship in the background.

The emblem of the Air National Guard featuring a carved figure of a soldier with a rifle, surrounded by a shield with blue and gold colors, and the text 'AIR NATIONAL GUARD' at the bottom.

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United States Coast Guard emblem featuring an anchor, two crossed torches, a shield, and the motto 'Semper Paratus' with the year 1790.

no-nozzle approach

Low-Pressure
Air-Atomizing Method

Diagram of a combustion engine showing fuel inlet, atomizing air, recirculated fuel, and a blue chamber where air flows and mixes, leading to exhaust.

Babington revolutionizes liquid fuel combustion by inverting the standard nozzle design—producing a clean, uniform fuel spray that resists clogging and thrives in harsh, dirty, and outdoor environments.

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Patented Babington Air-Atomizing Technology

Generates Ultra-Fine Liquid-Fuel Spray

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Produces Near-Perfect Stoichiometric Combustion

“If you can pour it, we can burn it…cleanly.”

—Robert S. Babington

The Babington system uses a unique low-pressure, air-atomizing technique to create ultra-fine fuel particles—each containing up to one thousand times less fuel than droplets from conventional burners.

This fundamental improvement in atomization enhances vaporization, optimizes fuel-air mixing, and drives a significantly more efficient combustion process.

When a liquid fuel is atomized at this level, it ignites instantaneously and burns cleanly—virtually smoke-free and without producing carbon monoxide (CO) or odor.

competitive advantage

enables a family of clean,
low-powered, multi-fuel burners

for a variety of applications

the FlexFire™ Multi-Fuel Hub

Babington specializes in generating ultra-clean fire using any liquid fuel and designing
low-powered, energy-efficient products around its unique performance characteristics.

The FlexFire™ platform is a family of high-efficiency, multi-fuel burners that enable a wide range of applications—from cooking and heating to sanitation to power generation—using virtually any liquid fuel.

Designed for flexibility and interoperability, FlexFire™ enables modular, off-grid systems to operate seamlessly on the distillate family of fuels or biofuels.