The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-05-06
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A new motive power recently
emanated from Philadelphia In
ventor which. I'M the opinion of many
scientific men who have examined
it, is likely to effect complete rev.
olution IN the machinery of the
world. 1t consists simply. Of a pro
cess whereby water is transformed
into vaper without the application
or development of heat, resulting
in the production of motive power
of greater capacity than steam.
The discovery is the result of La
borious experiments carried on for
twenty-f years by MIR. John w.
Keely, of Philadelphia. These ex-
periments were begun by Mr..
Keely before lie had attained to his
twentieth year with view to the
construction of q perfect water
wheel He constructed such a
wheel, but in the courseiof his ex-
perilnents he conceived the idea
that he would build an engine
driven in part by water and in part
by the utilization Of atmospheric
pressure, which would be as power
full as an engine driven by steam,
and of course infinitely less expen-
sive, the use of fuel being dispensed
with. In this he was also success
full; he constructed an engine whose
motive power was compressed air
on one side and q vacuum on the
other, and water as ON agent for
holding the vacuum in suspension.
So far as it was tried it was claimed
for this engine that it was vast
improvements over steam machinery Y,
but in operating it certain effects
were manifested that convinced the
inventor that he could construct a
still simpler and far more powerful
machine He acted upon this
belief, and after great labor pro-
duced an engine which more than
fulfilled his expectations.
The vital principle of Mr.. Kelly s
engine is that it convertSw water into
a cold vapor, more powerful and
elastic than steam, without any
agency other than a mere mechan
ical appliance. When Mr.. Keely's
discovery was first brought to the
notice of scientific men much in-
quiry was excited, and IL was pro-
nounced by many to be aphilosoph-
ical impossibiiity. The machine
was exhibited in operation. It's
manner of producing this power
was less obvious. The presence Of
electric, magnetic, chemical, or
other hidden agencies was suspect
ed, and close and searching
investigation followed with the
result of satisfying those who ex-
amined that the power was pro-
duced by a mechanical combination
pure and simple. Mr. Keely
originally expected to obtain a
pressure of about 500 pounds to
the square inch, and applied it to a
steam gauge which had Il measuring
capacity of $500 pounds; but the
pressure produced was so enor-
nous that the gauge was insult
ficient to register it, and he was
compelled to construct a mechanism
designed expressly for the purpose.
He then found that he could pro-
duce pressure of more than ton
thousand pounds to the square inch,
and that he could generate the
power in any volume required. It
is a peculiar quality of the vapor
that it can be used at any press uIe
from 10 pounds to 10000 pounds
tn the square inch, and when once
generated it can be placed in re
ceiving vessels and preserved with
out loss of energy for an indefinite
period. In the course of his ez-
periments Mr.. Keely has repeatedly
charged an iron receiver of a ca
pacity of 81 gallons with pressure
of 10, 900 pounds to the square inch,
and retained it without appreciable
loss of energy for a fortnight at
time Mr.. Keely is. building an
engine for practical purposes, and
thinks that his invention WILL. at no
distant date, supersede steam. His
is shared by certain
in New York, who are SO
of the success Of the in
vention that they have made
to purchase half
interest in the State of New York
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