 | Edward Turner - 1829 - 508 pagina’s
...introduced into an explosive atmosphere of fire-damp and air, without kindling the mixture. This simple contrivance, which is appropriately termed the safety-lamp, not only prevents explosion, but indicates the preciie moment of danger. When the lamp is carried into an atmosphere charged with fire-damp, the flame... | |
 | Edward Turner - 1830 - 616 pagina’s
...introduced into an exU 2 plosive atmosphere of fire-damp and air, without kindling the mixture. Tbis simple contrivance, which is appropriately termed the safetylamp,...explosive, takes fire as soon as it has passed through the gause and burnt on its inner surface, while the light in the centre of the lamp is extinguished. Whenever... | |
 | Edward Turner - 1832 - 638 pagina’s
...introduced into an explosive atmosphere of fire-damp and air, without kindling the mixture. This simple contrivance, which is appropriately termed the safety-lamp,...enlarge; and the mixture, if highly explosive, takes fire «is soon as it has passed through the gauze and burns on its inner surface, while the light in the... | |
 | Edward Turner - 1835 - 714 pagina’s
...explosion, but indieates the preeise moment of danger. When the lamp is earried into an atmosphere eharged with fire-damp, the flame begins to enlarge ; and...fire as soon as it has passed through the gauze, and bums on its inner •urfaee, while the light in the eentre of the lamp is extinguished. Whenever this... | |
 | 1835 - 570 pagina’s
...sale in a calm atmosphere." Again, he says, " when the lamp is carried into an atmosphere (a calm one) charged with fire-damp, the flame begins to enlarge,...highly explosive, takes fire, as soon as it has passed the gauze, and burns OH its inner surface." He properly recommends, that " whenever this' appearance... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1835 - 576 pagina’s
...in a calm atmosphere." Again, he says, '' when the lamp is carried into an atmosphere (a calm one) charged with fire-damp, the flame begins to enlarge,...highly explosive, takes fire, as soon as it has passed the gauze, and burns on its inner surface.'' He properly recommends, that " whenever this appearanee... | |
 | Justin Brenan - 1839 - 236 pagina’s
...and experiment. It now only remains to be observed that, when the mixture is highly explosive, " it takes fire as soon as it has passed through the gauze,...light in the centre of the lamp is extinguished." But Sir H. previously ascertained all that, and he furnished such directions as enable the miners to... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 440 pagina’s
...of the wick begins to enlarge, anil the air, if it contain so much of the inflammable gas as to be highly explosive, takes fire as soon as it has passed through the gauze, and then burning within the lamp extinguishes the flame of the wick by cutting off all communication with... | |
 | Henry Minchin Noad - 1841 - 362 pagina’s
...fire-damp is indicated by the enlargement of the flame in the lamp, and if highly explosive, the mixture takes fire as soon as it has passed through the gauze...and burns on its inner surface, while the light in * Davy oa the Safety Lamp : p. 114, et. seq. SAFETY LAMP. 347 the centre of the lamp is extinguished.... | |
 | Henry Minchin Noad - 1843 - 530 pagina’s
...fire-damp is indicated by the enlargement of the flame in the lamp, and if highly explosive, the mixture takes fire as soon as it has passed through the gauze...and burns on its inner surface, while the light in * Davy OH the Safety Lamp: p. 11-1, el. seci. the centre of the lamp is extinguished. This should be... | |
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When the lamp is carried into an atmosphere charged with fire-damp, the flame begins to enlarge ; and the mixture, if highly explosive, takes fire as soon as it has passed through the gauze, and burns on its inner surface, while the light in the centre... 
