The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-19
LIGHT FROM SMOKE.
Belsian Method of UtiIizinE the
Waste 40 Produce an IIIumin-
amt and Heat.

M. Tobiansky recently demonstrated
before the Belgian Society OF Engineers
The value OF an apparatus which is we'll
worth the study of manufacturers, says
La Nature.
Smoke may be more or less invisible.
but its composition IL lnvariable. II is
made up OF pulverulent matters. incom-
bustible gases. as nitrogen and anhy-
bride carbonlc. eombustible gases such
as oxide OF carbon, hydrocarbides and
hydrogen. These represent the struo-
ture of smoke. no matter how transpa-
rent II may be. The fact is. however,
that this heterogeneous mixture may be
burnt, familiar proof Of which is given
In the paper horn. the smoke OF which is
lgnlted. but after this second eombus-
ton the smoke is not again destroyed.
the exact point being 10 make the smoke
disappear absolutely and to find some
means OF making profitable use Of this
same destruction.
The method Of M. Tohlanslsy is as fol-
lows; First. filtration OF the smoke TO
rid II Of pulverulent matters and OF the
condensible hydrocarbldes; second.
carburation OF the gases to increase
their facility Of combustion, For long
time attempts have been made 20 filter
the smoke by Kidding II Of It's carbonic
acid and to do away with chimueys by
replacing them with an artificial
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smoke, M. Tobiansky has combined the
two systems. and knowing that car
burated air produces an excellent gas
he earburated the smoke which had pre-
viously been filtered and drawn back
The products Of the combustion thus
treated gave him new gas. which he
called "pyrogas," and which does not
condense. For purposes OF lighting.
heating and motor uses the method is
invaluable and permits the utilization
Of detritus OF all sorts
The operator by means OF an instru-
ment OF suction forces the smoke into
a filter filled with a porous substance
which Is saturated with volatile hy-
drocarbide such as naphtha or petro-
lenm. The porous matter Is a combus-
tihle; for example. coke. and we will see
In moment why this is 30. In passing
through the filter the smoke deposits
on the coke portion Of the hydrocar-
bides or tars which It contains. at the
same time becoming charged with the
vapor Of the volatile hydrocarbIdes with
which the porous matter is saturated.
After filtration the smoke Is only com
posed OF eombustible gases, such as
oxide OF carbon. hydrocarbide vapoFs
and hydrogen, and OF lncombustible gas,
as nitrogen and carbonlc acid.
BY this method NJ. Toblansky obtains
from smoke Of all sorts the greatest pos
slble profit. utilizing first the heat which
is present in the smoke for the purpose
OF heating the hydrocarbldea OF the FL
ter, the voiatilization Of these hydro
carbldes being all the more complete
and their employment all the easier
since the heavy hydroearbldea. such as
while being cheap. may per-
feetly answer every requirement Of this
system, The heat OF the smoke warns
he water OF the refrigerator which sur
rounds the filter. and this hot water in
turn can feed a boiler Finally the
porous matter, the coke OF the filter
after having been charged with con-
densed hydroearbides and with the car.
bon In suspension in the smolte. forms
an excellent and very rich combustlbie. |
In fact. the Tobiansky method makes
The combustion Of material employed
In whatever way as complete as possl-
Bile. and this la no small economy when
one considers that in locomotive
where all is combined to produce the
smallest loss the return is only Is per
cent