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Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use

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Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use

Frank Henley Leeds and William John Atkinson Butterfield

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Drip water on a gray lump of carbide and it hisses into a gas that burns with a brilliant white flame. Leeds's practical handbook covers acetylene from generation and purification to its use for light, heat and power. A thorough guide from the age when this gas lit homes, bicycles and mines. Discover the chemistry behind a once-dazzling flame.

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41 chapters

  1. 1ACETYLENE
  2. 2THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS GENERATION AND USE
  3. 3A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK ON THE PRODUCTION, PURIFICATION, AND SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT OF ACETYLENE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER BY
  4. 4F. H. LEEDS, F.I.C.
  5. 5FOR SOME YEARS TECHNICAL EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL "ACETYLENE" AND
  6. 6W. J. ATKINSON BUTTERFIELD, M.A.
  7. 7AUTHOR OF "THE CHEMISTRY OF GAS MANUFACTURE" Second Edition REVISED AND ENLARGED
  8. 8PREFATORY NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  9. 9NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  10. 10ACETYLENE
  11. 11CHAPTER I
  12. 12INTRODUCTORY--THE COST AND ADVANTAGES OF ACETYLENE LIGHTING
  13. 13CHAPTER II
  14. 14THE PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE REACTION BETWEEN CARBIDE AND WATER
  15. 15CHAPTER III
  16. 16THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ACETYLENE GENERATION--ACETYLENE GENERATING APPARATUS
  17. 17CHAPTER IV
  18. 18THE SELECTION OF AN ACETYLENE GENERATOR

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