Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use by F. H. Leeds;W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
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| | | | | | | | 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 | |____________|____________________|________|_________|_________|_______| ___________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | |
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