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H. M. PAINE.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING ILLUMINATING CAS,

No. 308,276. Patented Nov. 18, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. PAINE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO BENNET OS

BORN AND HENRY W. MOREHOUSE, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING LUM NATNG - GAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,276, dated November 18, 1884. Application filed January 14, i884. (No model.)

To all, whom it may concern: current. A is a tank partly filled with turpen Be it known that I, HENRY M. PAINE, a tine, camphene, or other hydrocarbon fluid, as citizen of the United States, residing at New indicated ark, in the county of Essex and State of New nected by by the

B. The two vessels are con pipe C, the end of which ter 5 Jersey, have invented certain new and useful minates below the surface of the turpentine, 55 Improvements in the Process of Manufacturing and has a broad mouth-piece, C, with numer Illuminating-Gas; and I do hereby declare the ous small perforations, so that following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip through the turpentine in finethestreamsgas rises

tion of the invention, such as will enable bubbles in order that it may be brought in Io others skilled in the art to which it apper timately in contact with the hydrocarbon. tains to make and use the same, reference be Above the surface of the turpentine there may ing had to the accompanying drawing, and to be a diaphragm, E, of wire-netting or perforated letters or figures of reference marked thereon, sheet metal, and above this a layer of wool or which form a part of this specification. other fiber packed sufficiently tight to catch The present invention relates to processes all particles of the hydrocarbon fluid that for manufacturing illuminating-gas, as here- may be mechanically held in suspension, but 65. itinafter explained has always beenandfound set, forth. Heretofore necessary to keep loose gases. enough to allow a free passage to the the constituent gases of water thus obtained The pipe F conducts the mixed gases off 2O separated from each other from the source of directly to the burners or to a holder. production to the point of ignition, for the I am aware that hydrocarbons have been two gases, hydrogen and oxygen, being pres used in the manufacture of water-gas from ent in the proper proportions for a com steam, and, as before stated, hydrogen-gas plete reunion, form a highly-explosive mix alone has been carbureted; but 25 ture. Consequently the two gases have either aware of any attempt having beenI am made not

been preserved in separate holders and only treat the explosive mixed gases in this man brought together at the point of ignition or ne.

else the hydrogen product alone has been Experiments have demonstrated that the saved and the oxygen to support combustion 3o has been drawn from the open air, and the amount carbon of turpentine or other volatile hydro taken up by the gases in this process hydrogen gas thus obtained has been carbu is very small and that the consumption of the hydrocarbon, which imparts luminosity to the to the volume of theto mixed retted by itself bypassing it through a liquid same does not appear bear any fixed ratio gases passed fame.

through it. I do not, 35 I have discovered that the mixed gases ob- explain the action of the hydrocarbon however, attempt to on the tained by the decomposition of water by elec- gases.

trolysis can be used with absolute safety if they are passed through a volatile hydrocar to What secure

I claim as my invention, and desire by Letters Patent, is bon; and my invention consists of the new The process herein described of manufac 4o gas thus obtained and the process herein de turing gas, which scribed of treating the mixed gases, whereby water by electrolysisconsists and in decomposing go conjointly passing they are rendered safe for use and storage the mixed constituent gases of water thus ob. under the same conditions as prevail in the tained through a volatile hydrocarbon, sub use of ordinary coal-gas, and are also trans stantially as and for the purpose set forth. 45 formed into a highly-luminiferous gas.

In the accompanying drawing, which shows in In testimony whereof I affix my signature 95 presence of two witnesses.

in sectional elevation an apparatus adapted HENRY M. PAINE. to carry out my invention, G is a producer Witnesses:

for generating the mixed gases, preferably by BENNET OSBORN, Jr., 5o the decomposition of water by an electric W. E. REDDING.