Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries (1914)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, N. W. Henley Publishing · leaf 161
large, power-ful flame which needs no protec-tion, and will stand any weather. The oil is forced into the tankby the pump M, through the hosepipe K, until it is two-thirds full,compressing the air already in thetank to about 25 lbs, pressure. The burner is heated by burn-ing a little oil in the… … forced by the air pressure into the heated burner, where it is convertedinto gas, which issues from the jet N, mixing with sufficient air in thecone W, where it may be ignited ; the chimney is then removed, andthe flame passing through the rings of the burner, maintains the heatand gives a clear,…
Mechanical movements
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