Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-02
|uSE OF KEROSENE
Now CONSIDERED
University Man States Two
Fundamentals for Lower
Grade Fuel.

4 Charles II. LuCke. OF Columbia Uni
Nersity, spoke o. the practical devel-
-opment of means for using the lower
grade fuels such as kerosene. Accord
ing to him. the subject Of devices of
a mechanlcal nature TO meet the
problem have been studied intensive
/ ly curing the past few years and that,
while hundreds of schemes had been
submitted, there is fundamentally no
difficulty and the final results Will
not differ much from present types.
being surprised at the delay in reach
ing some definite conclusion on the
problem and stated that in his be-
lief the difficulties to be overcome
nrc, first, unwillingness TO take trou-
bic; second, the patent situation; and
4 third, the problem of making a prop
er mixture OF kerosene ana air.
Regarding the first, Kerosene as a
fuel is fundamentally different from
gasoline and therefore Fundamentally
different means Of vaporizing it must
be used. An engine" he stated,
need not start on the first turn nor
yet on the second or third, as long as
satisfactory start is obtained. 1t is
merely a case of changing from the
familiar to the unfamiliar"
In regard to the patent situation,
4 there are thousands of devices of al
sorts. of which all are defective. In
making the final kerosene carbureter,
il would possibly be necessary to
make element A from one natent ele-
ment Il from the next paten, and thi,;
OF course renders the situation com
plox. The final device must he
worked out on proper thermo- hem =
icai lines directly proportioned.
Prof. Lucke stated his belief that
the problem of making "A proper mix
ttIre of Kerosene and air is NOT dir
ncult. The engine is n var,ah ahie
power machine. 1t is a multi-cvlin
der engine and to make a mixture
from "A single header eoually 6istrib-
uted under all conditions of weather.
temperature and density. NAV seem
quite difficult. Practically, however.
il is not insurmountable. Such a mix
ture can be vaporized Measured
supplies of Kerosene and air can be
I brought together and by proper
heating q dry mixture result. There
fore. the problem consists in arrang-
ing "A proportioning device and Sc
curing the proper temperature, This
also is not difficult. for while il Is
true that the temperature must not be
too high or too low, the range is not
less than 100 degrees Therefore,
II Is only question of having first
Nlne correct proportion and SeCOnuIy,
1.-THE correct heat supply.
Given these two conditions, the ma
chine will run, but will not perform
engine for engine like the power
plants of today. Car for car there
will he no difference.
I'm important point brought out by
Professor Lucke Is the necessity for
Intimately associated mixtures. An
intimate mixture Will vaporizc at 800
degrees Fahrenheit readily, while one
not so closely intimate under the
same conditions will not vaporize at
4 500 degrees. In fact. close to zoo de-
greos is good enough in some correct
ly designed headers with proper in
termixture. 1t is simply question OF
simple design and OF following the
laws of vaporiZation.
pNarry Upper, advertising manager
OF The Texas Company, stated that in
his practical experience he had found
plenty of competition in the oil field,
and that the market has never agreed.
He also stated that the term gasoline
was never used by men in the oil
business, as it was only a word coined
when the more volatile fuels were
used for lighting purposes, it never
representing a definite cut. Gasoline
never meant the same to two COM
panies while Kerosene is a more
standardized product. New York
state requires definite flash point
in an Elliot tester in order that the
name kerosene may be used to define
the product.
Regarding kerosene, Mr.. Upper
said that since it was made when gas
ne is made. what can you do with