Journal of the Franklin InstituteVols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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Page 42
Fixed Carbon , 88.540 88.882 Volatile matter , including moisture , 5.170 7.279 Sulphur , 0.052 0.912 Earthy matter , 6.510 3.095 Total , 100.272 100.168 Pounds of steam evaporated by 1 lb. of coal , under similar circumstances ...
Fixed Carbon , 88.540 88.882 Volatile matter , including moisture , 5.170 7.279 Sulphur , 0.052 0.912 Earthy matter , 6.510 3.095 Total , 100.272 100.168 Pounds of steam evaporated by 1 lb. of coal , under similar circumstances ...
Page 111
“ What we claim as our invention is , the combination of woody and fatty sub . stances in gas generators , as described , so that the excess of hydrogen in the former may combine with the excess of carbon in the latter , and produce a ...
“ What we claim as our invention is , the combination of woody and fatty sub . stances in gas generators , as described , so that the excess of hydrogen in the former may combine with the excess of carbon in the latter , and produce a ...
Page 121
When a brick retort was pulled down , it was found that the carbon deposited from the gas filled up any crack or fracture , by the carbon adhering to the rough surface of the brick and collecting upon it , from the indestructible nature ...
When a brick retort was pulled down , it was found that the carbon deposited from the gas filled up any crack or fracture , by the carbon adhering to the rough surface of the brick and collecting upon it , from the indestructible nature ...
Page 180
All coal being of vegetable origin , is composed of the same constituents , but in different proportions , as the vegetables from which it is formed ; these constituents are carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen . In coal they are found mixed ...
All coal being of vegetable origin , is composed of the same constituents , but in different proportions , as the vegetables from which it is formed ; these constituents are carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen . In coal they are found mixed ...
Page 181
a sufficiently high , the carbon will burn as well as the hydrogen ; that is , will enter also into chemical combination with the oxygen of the atmosphere , and form carbonic acid gas , a colorless gas , which passes off by the chimney ...
a sufficiently high , the carbon will burn as well as the hydrogen ; that is , will enter also into chemical combination with the oxygen of the atmosphere , and form carbonic acid gas , a colorless gas , which passes off by the chimney ...
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