Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use: A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and PowerLeeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
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Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use: A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power
Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
Acetylene
_Table giving the Percentage by volume of Combustible Gas in a Mixture
of that Gas and Air corresponding with the Explosive Limits of such a
Mixture._--(Eitner.)
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| | | | |
| Description of | Lower | Upper | Difference between the |
| Combustible Gas. | Explosive | Explosive | Lower and Upper Limits, |
| | Limit. | Limit. | showing the range |
| | | | covered by the |
| | | | Explosive Mixtures. |
|__________________|___________|___________|_________________________|
| | | | |
| | Per Cent. | Per Cent. | Per Cent. |
| Carbon monoxide | 16.50 | 74.95 | 58.45 |
| Hydrogen | 9.45 | 66.40 | 57.95 |
| Water-gas | | | |
| (uncarburetted) | 12.40 | 66.75 | 54.35 |
| ACETYLENE | 3.35 | 52.30 | 48.95 |
| Coal-gas | 7.90 | 19.10 | 11.20 |
| Ethylene | 4.10 | 14.60 | 10.50 |
| Methane | 6.10 | 12.80 | 6.70 |
| Benzene (vapour) | 2.65 | 6.50 | 3.85 |
| Pentane " | 2.40 | 4.90 | 2.50 |
| Benzoline " | 2.40 | 4.90 | 2.50 |
|__________________|___________|___________|_________________________|
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