The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-22
wo quarters of oil per minute for

| SdSu luUe.
AS soon as the oil enters the top of
the tube it spreads out over a sort
of basket, consisting of cast iron
pipe with perforated top. The pump
delivers the oil under pressure
greater than that in the tubes, so
that no difficulty is experienced in
causing the oil to flow into the
tubes regardless of the pressure en-
ployed. When the oil touches the
basket it is Instantly Flashed" and
transformed into gaseous condition;
in this condition it passes downward
through what is termed crack
ing zone" of the tube, where a tenn
perature higher than that of the
Justification zone is baintained In
this part of the container the heavy
hydrocarbons are broken up under
the influence of the high tempera-
ture and pressure in the presence of
hydrogen and fixed hydro-carbon
gases Most of the cracking or dis
ruption of the molecules, occurs in
this zone Although it is probably
not absolutely necessary, it has been
found preferable to effect gasifica-
tion at point above the cracking
zone.
The condensiblc gases which
out of the tube through the tar neck
and enter the vapor line leading to
remain uncondensed ascend through
, the gas line connected with the top
of the secondary separator and are
discharged through pressure release
valves either into the open air or
into the gas header. The release
valve discharging into the open air
is used so that in case of any diff
Guilty arising the pressure can be re
leased in the minimum space of time
After describing the process in de-
d tail the report then goes into full
u description Of the events of March
1915, when the process was frs,
, publicly announced by the secretary
! of the interior. and describes the
nublic demonstration before 100 in
} terested members of the oil industry
and other industries. The Aetar
0 Explosives Company entered into al
agreement with the bureau OF mines
to demonstrate on a large scale tn
e benzine toluene process which l
merely a slight deviation from tn
gasoline cracking process and SUP
seouently licenses were granted to
number of companies to use tn
process.
In discussing the commercial posi-
g bilities of the process the report
:. highly optimistic 1t says:
= The total amount of easolin
4 that will be produced from give
nnantitv of oil depends on the nun
her of times that the residium aboV
the gasoline traction. after primar
conversion, is rerun through III
furnaces. Each successive runnin
will give approximately the san
amount of gasoline as in the mr.
operation. Aside from the sma
amount of fixed gases produced, an
the very small amount of carDc
which collects in the tubes, the 81
tire ouantity of original oil can
converted into gasoline In oth
co. words. on the basis of barrel OF
ose gallons. up to 81 gallons OF gasoiil
ra- con he recovered in three or 10
all runs In commercial plant
nj would be found advisable to run
TN residum above the gasoline fracti
var hack into the storage tanks frc
in which the original oil is fed INTO t
OK tuhes But this is a mere matter
hos detail There is no reason why
on sbould not be fed direct into the tn
ack without admixture with the origin
oil
"The gasoline process, thereto
can be Justly considered as succ'
90 far as conversion in the Iar
], tubes is concerned. The adaptati
of the unit TO refinery conditions
matter of mechanical detail
volving no inherent difficulties.
The report makes it plain TO
readers that the cracking proce
&c not new. that it was discover
accidentally in Newark, y j.
j 1861. but that it had drawba
!" which prevented its general use.
What the Rittman discoveries u
mately will mean is difficult to say
IRA the report itself simply cites so
With facts of the Senate Document 'Si
- covering the gasoline situation
ing the United States, as OF February
20" 1910 -Glendive Monte Review
ats
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