Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10
Facts Worth knowing In Reference TO the Con
sumption Of 6a> and the Different Minds Of
Burners.


through want Of knowledge Of some simple
facts connected with burners, flames and
glasses, may be occa>i0ned much annoyance.
disappointment and expense; and, unfortu-
uately. these evils are aggravated on account
Of gas-ftter- being frequently unacquainted
with the various contingencies which occur
10 burning gaS.
1t is ana every day occurrence for cOnsum-
rrs t. complain of the excessive cost, and the
deficiency Of light ON their premises.
The first they Invariably attribute Il the
iuaccuracv of the meter, and the latter to
the bad quality Of the gas, and no doubt it
would be a difficult task to convince the ma
ority OF those who thus complain that the
fault in general. rests with themselves and
through their own mismanagement. Vet
such is really the case.
The object of gas is to obtain light, and
whenever this Is effected at a greater cost
than Is necessary, it Is in every sense of the
word loss Just As palpable As permitting
wine. oil. ale or any other valuable commod-
ity to run waste therefore it is essential to
consider thomeau~ requisite 20 avoid such
loss.
For thcpurpa~e of obtaining the best results
and economy from gas. there Is no part con-
uected Herewith of more Importance than
the burner. II these are Improperly
constructed. ortheir flames un-uitably
adjusted. ihe light derived from
ga- is reduced in most extru-
ordinary manner. Under such circumstances
the account of the consumers Is much in
creased. and it is no eXaggeration to state
that large proportion Of consumers,
through their own mismanagement, Iay
Considering the light ohtained) twice as
much as there Is any occasion for; OF, in
other words by proper burners and control,
they cuuld have their usual light for one
half the money paid.
There are three kinds cf burners generally
iu use. viz the Areand. Batwing and Fish
tail The Argand burner was first invented
by French gentleman. from whom it derives
it, name. As applied To gas it consists of a
ring pierced with small holes; from these
the gas issues. and when burned forms a
cylindrical fame. which Is enclosed by a
glass cylinder or chimney for the purpose OF
causing a draught or current Of air to I'M
pinge on the exterior and interior of the
flame
The English standard Argand burner used
10 test the quality Of Gas in the majority Of
the towns in England, contains fifteen holes.
This. however, Is not by any means the
most ec0n0mica! burner. The most important
considerations for good burners are that the
orifces for the egress Of the gas shouldbe per
lectly regular in size, and sufficiently large,
soas to permit it to issue with very feeble
pressure or force. The passages TO the interi-
or and exterior Of the flame should be adjust
ed with great precision, So that sufficient air
may be supplied. as an excess of air tends TO
cool the flame and diminish the light
Whenever the orifce~ for the emission Of
gas are too small. q greatly increased pres
sure is required to exrel it, and the light
derived Is diminished Just in proportion to
that increased pressure. With deiectiyely
constructed burners. the flame has a dull
blue tinge which increases in intensity ac-
cording TO the augmented pressure; the lets
forming the flame are more or les detached
and a large portion Of the lower part of this
IS 0f a deep blue color. If the pressure be
great, and the orifce~ very small. series Of
blue lets only are visible, which give no
light, even although the full quantity for a
good fame ISSUES Defective burners are
very common. and bv their use the consum-
er frequently does not obtain more than one
half the available light to De derived from the
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