Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30

/ and BafdStoWn. NY, those are the IouF,
| so far as ] can find out.
/ At this point a recess was taken until
| 30 O'Clock.
| Love Continues Testimony.
| Mr. Love continued his statement at the
| afternoon session of the committee. He
said: There was only one other state
ment gentlemen. that I had to make be-
! fore 1 finished my testimony and that was
| in regard TO the extent to which the
water gas industry had been carried on
! in Europe
| / have some figures here representing
| the daily capacity of plants for the manu-
i facture of carbureted water gas which
| has been introduced into Europe in the
| last few years. This daily capacity in
| the case of Great Britain amounts to
| ! 1D3, 10000 cubic feet per day. In the
! case of Germany it is 1S.2N.HO. In the
| case of Austria it is 5.5mOVo. In the
| case of Denmark it is 100000. In the
case of little Holland it is n.2000lo. In
! the case of Belgium. 11,45o,Oo0. In the
case of Sweden. 275OOo0.
The process also has been introduced in
| Switzerland Russia, Australia. New Yea
land. Brazil and China. With regard
| more particularly to London there is one
very large company in London, ana "a
| smaller one. the Gas Light and Coke
| Company. has introduced this as an en-
| richer for its coal gas supply. which rep
| resents the bulk of the gas distributed for
| Illuminating purposes in London. The to-
! tai capacity of water gas plants miro
duced into London is represented by
something over 26O00oOO cubic feet per
day capacity. In Liverpool 1T is S,0OoeOO
| feet and in Berlin 100000 feet.
Not Actual Amount.
| Now this. of course, does not represent
| necessarily the actual amount OF gas
| furnished in these cities. 1t simply
ont
| sary to manufacture this quantity of gas
every day.
In London particularly ] think there
| have been five different installations The
| Gas Light and Coke Company started.
| think with plant capable of producing
2,O00,OOo feet day. The next plant was
something like 1O,uGoOU0 feet DAY In ca
pacty and it has been increased uiltli
the present capacity of the Gas Light
| and Coke Company is something over
| u 100000 feet per day for this carbureted
| water gas which they use in enrlchlnS
| the coal gas.
The standard in London for most of the
| companies there is sixteen candles one
company has a special dispensation, and
it supplies fourteen candles. I think. gen.
| tlemen that this is all l have to say.
Mr. SIMS-Mr Love- I wish you would
| explain for my benefit and perhaps other
! members of the House who will know as
| little about it as l do, what you mean
when you say carbureted water gas;
| mean to explain what that means so that
we will understand it practically.
| Mr. LOVE-A carbureted water gas, In
distinction from a blue gas. the uncar-
bureted water gas, is one which has re
ceived the addition of certain heavy ny
| drocarbons, which produce light. These
are obtained from naphtha or from pc
! troleum oil
| Mr.. SIMS-Either one being used?
! Either Can Be Used.
| Mr.. LOVE-Either one can be used
| Years ago they used naphtha alone.
When the water gas was started nothing
but naphtha was used, but the increasing
demand for naphtha in other lines has
raised the price of naphtha so high that
| it is impossible for the gas companies to
use naphtha for Illuminating purposes.
| and they are obliged to use what they
| call in the trade gas oil.
| Mr. SIMS-The use of naphtha has been
| practically abandoned in doing what You
| call carbureting?
| Mr.. LOVE-Yes, sir; unless they are
| very fortunately situated.
| Mr. SIMS-I say, it has been practical
| ly abandoned?
| Mr.. SIMS-Then ''carbureted' practi-
| calIy means the addition of oil to the
water gas, is that it?
| Mr. LOVE-Exactly, sir.
! Mr. SIMS-What grades of oil do they
| use for enriching the gas or carbureting
| it?
! Mr. LOVE-They use fairly heavy OIL
| Mr. SIMS-They use what we would call
cheaper oil, which is not an 1lluminat-
! ing oil?
| Mr. LOVE-I mean they do not use the
higher grade of Illuminating oils. 1t in
cludes oil which might be used for II
| Illuminating OIL but which Is not ordl-
narily used for Illuminating.
| Mr. SIMS-Tt 10 oil that would not Or0l-
| narily be used for illuminating?
Amount of Oh Used.
MIR. LOvE-Yes, oil which would not
ordinarily be used.
/ Nj SIMS-It is of a cheaper grade. Now,
! in carbureting the gas, how much Oil
! do you use for a thousand feet?
Mr.. LOVE-That depends on the amount
| of candlepower you produce.
| Mr.. SIMS-Suppose we take the gas we
| have here; how much would be used?
/ Mr.. LOVE-That is question in gas
engineering I should say I'VE to six gal
| Ions thousand cubic feet.
/ Mr.. SIMS-In making coal gas eXciu-
| sively do they use oil in any quantities?
Mr.. LOVE-No oil whatever.
! Mr. SIMS-No oil whatever? So that
! the use of oil has increased with the use
of water gas throughout the country?
| Mr.. LOVE-Exactly, sir.
| extent has decreased?
| Mr. I.OVE-Yes.
| Mr.. SIMS-HOW much coal doesit re-
| quire TO make thousand feet of gas?
| Mr.. LOVE-They calculate about 10000
! cubic feet of gas per ton of coal.
| Mr. SIMS-Per ton of coal.
/ Mr. LOVE-It is possible to get less gas
| per ton of coal. in which case the candle
! power of that gas is higher. That is the
| case in what is known the coke oven
process of making coal gas today
| The Heat of Gas.
| Mr.. SIMS-In your testimony. if re-
member correctly. you gave the heat in
coal gas of IS candlepower. What was
| the amount of it?
Mr. LOVE-I said from 600 to $50
Mr.. SIMS-And then you gave the heat
| in carbureted water gas at what?
| Mr.. LOVE-Seven hundred and fifty.
| Mr. SIMS-Now, for the coal gas, what
would be the heat units in that?
| Mr.. LOVE-That would be about the
same.
Mr. SIMS-Seven hundred and fifty?
| Mr. LOVE-About $50. There is no
fixed quantity that could be mentioned
| as representing the heating power OF gas,
because il varies with the quality of the
gas.
Mr.. SIMS-But You can make 22-can-
dlepower coal gas?
/ Mr.. LOVE-You can make Preamble
power coal gas: but with the enrich
ment of oil or with camel coal, not from
our native Goals. Our native Goals do
not produce gas of that quality.
Mr.. SlMS-l understood you to say