Nature of luminous flames Illuminating power Early burners Injector and twin-flame burners Illuminating power of self-luminous burners Glassware for burners CHAPTER IX INCANDESCENT BURNERS--HEATING APPARATUS--MOTORS--AUTOGENOUS SOLDERING Merits of incandescent lighting Conditions for incandescent lighting Illuminating power of incandescent burners Durability of mantles Typical incandescent burners Acetylene for heating and cooking Acetylene motors Blowpipes Autogenous soldering and welding CHAPTER X CARBURETTED ACETYLENE Carburetted acetylene Illuminating power of carburetted acetylene Carburetted acetylene for "power" CHAPTER XI COMPRESSED AND DISSOLVED ACETYLENE--MIXTURES WITH OTHER GASES Compression Dissolved acetylene Solution in acetone Liquefied acetylene Dilution with carbon dioxide Dilution with air Mixed carbides Dilution with, methane and hydrogen Self-inflammable acetylene Enrichment with acetylene Partial pressure Acetylene-oil-gas CHAPTER XII SUNDRY USES Destruction of noxious moths Destruction of phylloxera and mildew Manufacture of lampblack Production of tetrachlorethane Utilisation of residues Sundry uses for the gas CHAPTER XIII PORTABLE ACETYLENE LAMPS AND PLANT Table and vehicular lamps Flare lamps Cartridges of carbide Cycle-lamp burners Railway lighting CHAPTER XIV VALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF CARBIDE Regulations of British Acetylene Association Regulations o£ German Acetylene Association Regulations of Austrian Acetylene Association Sampling carbide Yield of gas from small carbide Correction of volumes for temperature and pressure Estimation of impurities Tabular numbers APPENDIX DESCRIPTIONS OP GENERATORS America: Canada America: United States Austria-Hungary Belgium France Germany Great Britain and Ireland INDEX INDEX TO APPENDIX ACETYLENE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY--THE COST AND ADVANTAGES OF ACETYLENE LIGHTING