The calorific values of carburetted acetylene (Caro), and those of other
gaseous fuels are:
Large Calories per
_ Cubic Foot.
| (Lewes) . 320
| (Gand) . 403
Ordinary acetylene . . | (Heil) . 365
| ___
|_Mean . . 363
| Maximum . 680
Carburetted acetylene . . | Minimum . 467
(petroleum spirit) | ___
|_Mean . . 573
Carburetted acetylene (50 per cent. benzol by volume) 685
Carburetted acetylene (50 per cent. alcohol by volume) 364
Coal-gas (common, unenriched) . . . . . 150
_
| Maximum . 178
Air-gas, self-luminous flame | Minimum . 57
| ___
|_Mean .
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