Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use / A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power

by F. H. Leeds; W. J. Atkinson Butterfield

Maker: THE STANDARD ACETYLENE CO., 123 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, S.W.

Type: (1) Non-automatic; carbide-to-water.

This plant comprises the generator A, the washer B, the storage gasholder C, and the purifier D. The generator is first filled with water to the crown of the cover, and carbide is then thrown into the water by hand through the gas-tight lock, which is opened and closed as required by the horizontal handle P. A cast-iron grid prevents the lumps of carbide falling into the sludge in the conical base of the generator. At the base of the cone is a sludge-valve G. The gas passes from the generator through the pipe H into the washer B, and after bubbling through the water therein goes by way of the pipe K into the gasholder C. The syphon- pot E is provided for the reception of condensed moisture, which is removed from time to time by the pump M. From the gasholder the gas flows through the valve R to the purifier D, whence it passes to the service-pipes. The purifier is charged with material supplied under the proprietary name of "Standard."

(2) Automatic; water-to-carbide; contact, superposed trays.

This plant comprises the generators A, the washer B, the equalising gasholder C, the purifier D, and the water-tank E. The carbide is arranged on a series of wire trays in each generator, to which water is supplied from the water-tank E through the pipe Y and the control-tap U. The gas passes through the pipes H to the washer B and thence to the holder C. The supply of water to the generators is controlled by the tap U which is actuated by the rise and fall of the gasholder bell through the rod F. The gas passes, as in the non-automatic plant, through a purifier D to the service-pipes. Taps W are provided for cutting off the flow of water to either of the generators during recharging and an overflow pipe h serves to convey the water to the second generator as soon as the carbide in the first is exhausted. A sludge-cook G is put at the base of each generator.

(3) Non-automatic; water-to-carbide; contact, superposed-trays.

This apparatus resembles the preceding except that the supply of water to the generators is controlled by hand through the taps W, the control valve U being omitted, and the gasholder C being a storage holder of sufficient dimensions to contain the whole of the acetylene evolved from one charging.

Maker: THORN AND HODDLE ACETYLENE CO., 151 VICTORIA STREET, S.W.