Gas Burners Old and New by Owen Merriman
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"Gas Burners Old and New" by Owen Merriman is a historical and descriptive treatise written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the development and improvements of gas lighting and burners, addressing both the consumer's and producer's perspective on gas usage. Merriman aims to increase public understanding of this technology while presenting an engaging account of the advances in gas burner designs over time. The beginning of the treatise introduces
the critical relationship between gas manufacturers and consumers, outlining how efficient gas burners can dramatically affect lighting quality and gas consumption costs. Merriman expresses a desire to explain the principles of gas combustion and highlight the evolution of various burners, starting with simple designs like the early gas burner examples. He also notes the historical skepticism surrounding gas lighting and acknowledges the significant progress made in enhancing the efficiency of gas burners compared to their predecessors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Merriman, Owen |
|---|---|
| Title |
Gas Burners Old and New A historical and descriptive treatise on the progress of invention in gas lighting, embracing an account of the theory of luminous combustion |
| Contents | Introduction -- The first gas-burner -- The batswing burner -- The union-jet or fishtail burner -- How light is produced from coal gas -- Improvements in flat-flame burners -- Brönner's burners -- The hollow-top burner -- Bray's burners -- Argand burners -- Sugg's Argands -- The Douglass burner -- Governor burners -- Regenerative burners -- Incandescent burners -- Conclusion. |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TH: Technology: Building construction |
| Subject | Gas-burners |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37928 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-37928-9 |
| Release Date | Nov 5, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 412 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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