The morning news., 1899-05-29
PERPETUAL MOTION AGAIN.
Californian Declares He Can Accom-
pIIsh II with Liquid Air.

From the New York Times.
C.. e. Tnpler, who Is manufacturing
liquid air in this city, has found an ar
dent supporter in his theories in II. Gay
lord Wiltshire of Los Angles, Cal. Mr.
Wiltshire has published a pamphlet enti-
tied: "a Scientific Demonstration of the
Prachcabifity Of Establishing Perpetual
Motion by Means Of Liquid Air" Mr.
Wiltshire undertakes to do what he says
Mr. Tripler has not yet done, make a
practical demonstration OF his ability to
produce surplusage" or from one gallon
OF LIQUID air TO produce three or more gall
Ions of hquid cir.
'Tripler," he says has simply invented
a new way Of beguiling mother nature TO
allow man 10 increase his overdratt at
her bank" He takes especial exceptions
to the assertion made by President Morton
OF Stevens Institute, that 'the 70 degrees
T.. which we may assume as being possibly
taken out OF the air by the cool water win
represent the maximum gift of nature In
this shape of power costing nothing
Mr. Wiltshire states his own views as fol-
lows
"TheoretlcaIly the energy developed by
expansion OF a given weight OF liquid air
in A Zone vessel wli liqufy an equal
weight of air in y (another yesseD during
q definite time. The process toward nque-
fcation involves overcoming reslstenee TO
compression Of air IN b. II this resistance
is reduced by cooling with water, then
more air in would be lquefied In a
given time than is OF the same time ex-
panded In A. The difference between these
weights Of air IS the surplusage effected by
Tie cooling of the water
The pamphlet OF Mr.. Wiltshire was
shown 10 President Morton last night, He
said that Mr. Wiltshire starts out with a
totally false proposition. While, tneoret-
ically. one form of energy might produce
an equal amount of a different. or Of the
same kind of energy, yet conditions are
never so perfect as TO have any such re-
suit. and It is ridiculous 10 start out with
such a theory.
Further. he said. 1t is a plain truth Of
science that you cannot get more energy
out Of anything than you apply 70 II 90
produce this new energy. IL is evident
he said, that Mr.. Wiltshire is not speaking
from a scientific point of view, nor treat
ing the subject with scientific knowledge.
In reference 20 the claim made by Mr..
Tripler. and repeated by Mr.. Wiltshire,
that three or more gallons Of liquid air
may be produced by one gallon OF liquid
air. President Morton said that he had
recently discovered how Mr.. Tripier had
probably been led INTO TINS error
II think I see" said he, how Mr..
Tripler made his mistake He has started
his steam engine and pumps, and has al
ready made some liquid air in his large
apparatus and in 50 doing, his liquefier,
| or condenser mas got cooled down to q
temperature Of $50 degrees Fahrenheit
which is the temperature he mentions.
THAT is colder than is necessary to
| keep the air liquid but he has to have
a margin. az IT viii heat UP little. He
! has got, as / say, his condenser cooled
20 this temperature. Then he connects
| his big pumps and starts his little engine
setting that to work p'mping more air
| into the big llquetier
Now, if the interior Of the liqueher Is
at q temperature Of $50. Il win iquefy air
that is pumped into II, even without any
pressure al all. He can then go ahead
| and use pressure, say, up TO 200 TO 56
pounds to the square inch. with his little
| engine, while the large condenser is ris.
4 ing In temperature as the air is being