Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-01-10
Economical (, imts about Gas. turning.

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FACTS FOR ~nE Ptor.E ABOUT GAS.
Thluu.l, W II, Of nowLrlyt OF some SIM
pic facts clll,rr, wi h the in engagement "t
gas much dlssal l>.",iI"n. an'i,yalrc. aud
useless cxln.nsn t,,,y and bun 10" often dues.
obtain unfortunately. these Wis are ii,.-
qnrnti. aggravated because gas iiilrr>. IL
! whom the von, inner looks for al, are often
unactpulinlt,l with the various contingencies
wIict, occilr in The introduction and burlih.
OF gas
III is Il common occurrence for consumers
TO complain .i The excessive cost and dcGci-
ency OF light. TO the naccuracy If the me
ter they generally attribute the first, AND to
the poor quality Of gas the latter condition
is usually charged, when. in reality, the
fault will generality he found 10 est with The
consumers ll,, ,ssrlvcs, through lhsir cwn
ignorance and acknowledgements.
Whenever ligIu is obtained from gas at IL
gr aicreo>, iiian IL cs.>>ary lis j.'>I as much
boss as to permit any other valuable con,-
nln'ify To run TO waste. And Il proper
knowledge of HE conditions that cause M,
necessary loss will place in our hands the
the means requisite to- avoid and prevent ii.
BURNERS.
There is no par, connected with the con
sumption OF gas. whereby HE best results
are obtained in the quality OF liyhl aud ec',,l-
ony of gas, Of more Importance than the
burner.
1t would lie difficult to convince the ma
jorly Of gas-con>umcrs who have hot given
The subject attention, how remarkably the
light derived from gas is reduced by inprop-
rrly constructed burners. or where the pres
sure of the fame is uusui,aby adjusted.
Owing to these circumstances the amount of
gas consumed is ,li>proportionate to the light
obtained, and the account Of the consumer
is much increased. In fact, there is no ex-
aggcra;ion il, stating that large proportion
Of the consumers. through their own mis-
management, paw twice as much as there is
any occasion for, considering the amount If
light obtained all of which could he saved
by using a proper burner, and correct ad-
justment and control of the pressure.
The most important requisites for good
burners are that the orifccs where the gas
issues should be perfectly regular in size,
and of proper size TO permit it to y sue
with very low pressure And these con-
ditions should be adhered to-, whatever the
kind the burner may be, whether the argand
bats wing, fish tail, or single jet, etc. a.
If the orifccs are too small, high press
ure is required to expel the gas, and the
light is diminished just in proportion to the
increased pressure. In such burners the
fame will have blush tinge, and the low
err part will be Of deep blue color; giving
but little light in proportion to the gas con-
sumed. AS an examplc-an argand Of ff-
teen holes passing five feet of gas at one
tenth pressure, yielding light Of twelve
candles will, if the orifces are reduced to
pass the same amount Of gas per hour at
6ve-tenths pressure, only give the light Of
six candles-a loss of fifty per cent. Hence
we see that the light to be obtained from
given quantity and quality of gas is entirely
dependent on the burner employed. This
demonstrates the necessity Of having proper
burners, and shows clearly how, by negli-
gence on this point, the consumer may find
his gas bills increase in what appears to him
very mysterious manner. 49,.
SIZE OF FLAME.
It is a mistake to suppose that the amount
Of light obtained will be in proportion to the
quantity of gas issuing from burner. There
is particular point in the consumption Of
any class Of burners where the maximum Of
light is derived, and any deviation from this
entails loss. f a,a ''a
AS an example, if an argand burner, con
Stunning five feet per hour, giving the light
of twelve candles. be reduced SO that only
three -fourths of that quantity is burned, then
the light, instead Of being equal to nine can
dies, the theoretical proportion, will be SIX
candles only, being positive loss Of thirty