AIR GAS.
A new method of gas manufacture has been perfected by Colonel Chamberlain. The materials from which the gas is made are petroleum, water, and air, and tbe process is. apparently simple, cleanly, aud safe. The petroleum, which is of a high quality, is . stored in one compartment or* h divided tank, the water being stored in the other compartment. The generator i consists of a cast-iron retort, so fixed' !in the body of the furnace that the 1 heat is conducted both under and over it, the fuel being coke. The oil and 1 water are fed to the retort through pipes by drops, four drops of oil 1 being fed tj one drop of water. As the oil and water are decomposed, the resulting gas ia led away through a pipe to a washer. Thia consists of an iron close tauk containing water, and fitted with vertical dividing plates, so arranged that the gas passes alternately under and over them through the water 00 its way to the gas holder, where it is stored for use. As soon as a sufficient quantity of gas has been made and stored, the oil and water are turned off, and a jet of air is forced into the retort by means of a small Boot 'B or Baker's blower. This is also decomposed, and following the course of the oil aud water gas through the washer, finally joins it in the holder, having picked up on its way any gas remaining in the retort or in the washer. Tbe air is added in the proportion of three 4>f air to on© of the gas already made. The resulting gas is stated to be of tvreaty-one candle power, and to possess the qualities of elasticity and permanence. Trials have shown it to be a good travelling gas, and free from humidity or deposit. It is reported to contain no sulphur, and only a small percentage of carbonic acid, to deposit no soot or other impurity in use, and to cost only Is 6d per 1000 cubic feet to produce, all expenses included. This process should fa© of great service where coal gas or other sources of artificial light are unavailable or too expensive.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XVI, Issue 992, 21 November 1883, Page 6
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372AIR GAS. Tuapeka Times, Volume XVI, Issue 992, 21 November 1883, Page 6
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