Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use

Intrinsic advantages

Hygienic advantages

Acetylene and paraffin oil

Blackened ceilings

Cost of acetylene lighting

Cost of acetylene and coal-gas

Cost of acetylene and electric lighting

Cost of acetylene and paraffin oil

Cost of acetylene and air-gas

Cost of acetylene and candles

Tabular statement of costs (to face)

Illuminating power and effect

Nature of calcium carbide

Storage of calcium carbide

Fire risks of acetylene lighting

Purchase of carbide

Quality and sizes of carbide

Treated and scented carbide

Reaction between carbide and water

--chemical nature

--heat evolved

--difference between heat and temperature

--amount of heat evolved

--effect of heat on process of generation

Reaction:

--effects of heat

--effect of heat on the chemical reaction

--effects of heat on the acetylene

--effects of heat on the carbide

Colour of spent carbide

Maximum attainable temperatures

Soft solder in generators

Reactions at low temperatures

Reactions at high temperatures

Pressure in generators

Automatic and non-automatic generators

Control of the chemical reaction

Non-automatic carbide-to-water generators

Non-automatic water-to-carbide generators

Automatic devices

Displacement gasholders

Action of water-to-carbide generators

Action of carbide-to-water generators

Use of oil in generator

Rising gasholder

Deterioration of acetylene on storage

Freezing and its avoidance

Corrosion in apparatus

Isolation of holder from generator

Water-seals

Vent pipes and safety valve

Frothing in generator

Dry process of generation

Artificial lighting of generator sheds