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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 — John Shaqi

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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

Name: 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
Author: Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)

Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)

Acetylene

|            |                    |        |         |         |       |
| Candles    |"Wax" (so-called) . |   1.2  |   30    |    35   | 6.14  |
|____________|____________________|________|_________|_________|_______|
|            |                    |        |         |         |       |
|            | Small glow . . . . |   7    |   11    |    77   | 2.81  |
|            | Large glow . . . . |  13    |    7    |    91   | 2.90  |
| Electricity|                    |        |         |         |       |
|            | Tantalum . . . . . |  19    |    5    |    95   | 1.52  |
|            | Osram  . . . . . . |  14    |    7    |    98   | 1.00  |
|____________|____________________|________|_________|_________|_______|

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|            |                    |                    |            |
|            |                    |                    |            |
|            |                    |                    | Equivalent |
|            |  Description of    |   Assumed Cost     |  Illumin-  |
|Illuminant. |  Burner or Lamp.   |  of Illuminant.    |   ation.   |
|            |                    |                    |   Pence.   |
|            |                    |                    |            |
|____________|____________________|____________________|____________|
|            |                    |                    |            |
|            |Self-luminous; 0.5  | Calcium carbide    |            |
|            | cubic foot per hour|  (yielding 5       |    1.00    |
|            |Self-luminous; 0.7  |  cubic feet of     |            |
| Acetylene  | cubic foot per hour|  acetylene per     |    1.10    |
|            |Self-luminous; 1.0  |  lb.) at 15s.      |            |
|            | cubic foot per hour|  per cwt., inclu-  |    1.16    |
|            |Incandescent; 0.5   |  ding delivery     |            |
|            | cubic foot per hour|  charges.          |    0.74    |
|____________|____________________|____________________|____________|
|            |                    |                    |            |
| Petroleum  | Large lamp . . . . | Oil, 9d. per gal-  |    0.84    |
| (paraffin  |                    |  lon, including    |            |
|   oil)     | Small lamp . . . . |  delivery charges. |    0.92    |
|____________|____________________|____________________|____________|
|            |                    |                    |            |
|            |Flat flame (bad) 5  |                    |            |
|            | cubic feet per hour| Public supply      |    3.00    |
|            |Flat flame (good) 6 |  from small        |            |
| Coal Gas   | cubic feet per hour|  country works,    |    2.16    |
|            |Incandescent (No. 1 |  at 5s. per 1000   |            |
|            | Kern or Bijou In-  |  cubic feet.       |    0.38    |
|            | verted); 1-1/2     |                    |            |

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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

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