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Gas Burners Old and New: A historical and descriptive treatise on the progress of invention in gas lighting, embracing an account of the theory of luminous combustion — John Shaqi

Gas Burners Old and New: A historical and descriptive treatise on the progress of invention in gas lighting, embracing an account of the theory of luminous combustionMerriman, Owen

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Gas Burners Old and New: A historical and descriptive treatise on the progress of invention in gas lighting, embracing an account of the theory of luminous combustion

Name: Gas Burners Old and New: A historical and descriptive treatise on the progress of invention in gas lighting, embracing an account of the theory of luminous combustion
Author: Merriman, Owen

Merriman, Owen

Gas-burners

In other words, in order to develop its full
illuminating power, it is essential that the pressure at which the gas
issues from the burner should be proportioned to its quality. The gist
of the matter is set forth in the general statement that "the poorer
the quality of the gas, the lower must be the pressure at which it is
consumed; and _vice versâ_."

          [8] See _Journal of Gas Lighting_, Vol. XXXII., p. 423,
          and Vol. XXXVI., p. 376.

  TABLE I.

  -----------------------------------+-----------------------------------
         |    AT 0·5-INCH   |    AT 1·0-INCH      |    AT 1·5-INCH
         |      PRESSURE.   |      PRESSURE.      |      PRESSURE.
  -------+----+-----+-------+--------+-------+----+-----+-------+--------
  No.    |No. |Cubic|Illumi-|Illumi- |No.    |No. |Cubic|Illumi-|Illumi-
  of     |of  |Feet |nating |nating  |of     |of  |Feet |nating |nating
  Burner.|Top.|per  |Power. |Power   |Burner.|Top.|per  |Power. |Power
         |    |Hour.|       |per Five|       |    |Hour.|       |per Five
         |    |     |       |Cub. Ft.|       |    |     |       |Cub. Ft.
  -------+----+-----+-------+--------+-------+----+-----+-------+--------
     2   |  2 | 1·20|  5·07 | 24·13  |   2   |  2 | 1·40|  5·25 | 18·75
     2   |  3 | 1·40|  6·64 | 23·71  |   2   |  3 | 1·95|  7·37 | 18·90
     2   |  4 | --  | Smokes|  --    |   2   |  4 | 2·30| 10·33 | 22·46
     2   |  5 | --  |   "   |  --    |   2   |  5 | 2·40| 11·24 | 23·42
     2   |  6 | --  |   "   |  --    |   2   |  6 | --  | Smokes|  --
  -------+----+-----+-------+--------+-------+----+-----+-------+--------
   2-1/2 |  2 | 1·40|   5·53| 19·75  | 2-1/2 |  2 | 1·90|  8·30 | 21·84
   2-1/2 |  3 | 1·70|   8·48| 24·94  | 2-1/2 |  3 | 2·30| 10·14 | 22·04
   2-1/2 |  4 | 2·03|  10·33| 25·49  | 2-1/2 |  4 | 2·70| 12·08 | 22·37
   2-1/2 |  5 | --  | Smokes|  --    | 2-1/2 |  5 | 2·85| 14·29 | 25·07
   2-1/2 |  6 | --  |   "   |  --    | 2-1/2 |  6 | 3·00| 15·21 | 25·35
  -------+----+-----+-------+--------+-------+----+-----+-------+--------
     3   |  2 | 1·45|   6·27| 21·62  |   3   |  2 | 2·00|  8·48 | 21·20
     3   |  3 | 1·90|   8·66| 22·79  |   3   |  3 | 2·40| 11·34 | 23·63
     3   |  4 | 2·13|  11·24| 26·39  |   3   |  4 | 2·80| 14·84 | 26·50
     3   |  5 | --  | Smokes|  --    |   3   |  5 | 3·15| 17·04 | 27·20
     3   |  6 | --  |   "   |  --    |   3   |  6 | 3·25| 18·07 | 27·80
  -------+----+-----+-------+--------+-------+----+-----+-------+--------
   3-1/2 |  2 | 1·50|   5·81| 19·36  | 3-1/2 |  2 | 2·12|  8·85 | 20·87
   3-1/2 |  3 | 1·95|   8·30| 21·28  | 3-1/2 |  3 | 2·55| 12·63 | 24·76
   3-1/2 |  4 | 2·55|  12·08| 23·68  | 3-1/2 |  4 | 3·00| 14·47 | 26·12
   3-1/2 |  5 | 2·80|  14·38| 25·68  | 3-1/2 |  5 | 3·50| 18·07 | 25·81
   3-1/2 |  6 | 3·00|  15·58| 25·97  | 3-1/2 |  6 | 3·60| 19·45 | 27·01
  -------+----+-----+-------+--------+-------+----+-----+-------+--------
     4   |  2 | 1·60|   6·36| 19·87  |   4   |  2 | 2·30|  9·77 | 21·24

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Gas Burners Old and New: A historical and descriptive treatise on the progress of invention in gas lighting, embracing an account of the theory of luminous combustion

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