Petroleum: Its History, Origin, Occurrence, Production, Physical and Chemical Constitution, Technology, Examination and Uses; Together with the Occurrences and Uses of Natural Gas

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H.C. Baird & Company, 1894 - Gas industry - 715 pages

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Memoranda
43
Consumption of fuel in working residuum by the cracking process
48
CHAPTER IV
49
5
50
Solvent action of petroleum upon metals
55
12
56
Combinations rich in carbon
69
Canada and South America Location of the oil territory of Canada
71
Methane marsh gas or paraffin Saturated hydrocarbons Combinations
79
Analyses of natural gases from Murraysville Speechley and Fre
82
Technical questions with a veinlike occurrence of the oil Importance
89
Oil lines Angells belt theory
93
The process of formation not identical with the processes of distillation
99
Issuance of oil springs along the anticlinals Favorable influence of
101
Gasbearing strata of Pennsylvania The Sheffield well
108
Cenozoic Alluvium Diluvium
115
Difference in opinions regarding the origin of petroleum Peculiar view
121
G P Wall and Krugers observations of the occurrence of asphalt
134
Content of paraffin in various oils Constitution and properties
135
608
147
Fossil paraffius Ethylene olefine type Actual ethylenes
149
From plants and animals Prof Lesleys view of the formation of Penn
151
Reasons advanced by several scientists that petroleum has been formed
154
Process of the formation of petroleum
158
Occurrence of bitumen at Seyssel on the Rhone France Occurrence
160
Early methods of obtaining oil in Galicia the United States and Ger
166
Boring machinery of the Well Works Co of Aurora Ill Average per
172
The derrick and its construction The engine and its connections
178
Cost of drilling wells
195
55
199
Venezuela Location of oil springs in this country Africa Occurrence
207
57
208
Number of tank cars in use in the United States and in Russia Regions
209
59
214
Australia Discovery of petroleum springs in South Australia
215
Statistics showing the progressive importations of Russian and American
217
Revenue derived from farming out the springs Ozocerite of the island
223
6389
224
Criteria for the determination of the value of a crude oil Fractional
241
Benzole Toluole Xylole Cumol
243
Englers apparatus Results of Englers examinations of various kinds
247
Dolinins continuous still Lissentos method Utilization of residuum
252
Distillation with the thermometerbulb in the gas space
254
Table for the reduction to the normal temperature of 59 F of
259
Worthington and Knowles pumps Knowles compressor
267
Lubricating oils obtained by distillation Introduction of the use
272
Another form of cylinder still
276
Condensing apparatus Mode of cooling
283
Open method of distributing tanks
291
Flashing point of the distillates Manufacture of light products
296
Heckmanns naphtha still
302
System with separate vessels for acidification and alkalization
315
CHAPTER X
383
Purification of crude paraffine
389
Drum for pulverizing bone black
395
Dehnes filtering press
401
Methods of testing which have to be executed in determining the physi
405
Apparatuses with open petroleumholders Tagliabues open tester
424
Abels apparatus as introduced in England Parrish naphthometer
434
Victor Meyers method of determining the flashing temperature
440
Penskys apparatus
448
A Martens apparatus Holdes experiments on the flashing point
454
Lamanskys viscosimeter
466
Lepenaus leptometer
472
Stahls apparatus Simpler tests employed by manufacturers Tests as
476
Ingham and Stapfers lubricanttesting machine Prof R H Thurstons
486
Table showing the results obtained in testing a series of vegetable
494
Jaehns testing machine for the examination and choice of lubricants
500
Value of experiments with testing machines
507
Preparation of the standard candles for making experiments Munich
514
Condition of the room in which the photometric measurements are
522
Results of comparison of German varieties of petroleum with Caucasian
529
An older form of colorimeter
535
Determination of paraffin Of resin and caoutchouc Of rosin oil
541
Detection of smaller quantities of fat oils Quantitative determination
547
Crude oil as a remedial agent Petroleum products
553
Gasoline and its use for the manufacture of illuminating and fuel gas
555
Use of petroleum and its products for driving motors Methods by which
561
Priestman petroteum motor
568
V Schiltzs petroleum motor Motors of F Wilhelm and J Har
574
The wick and its functions Researches of Beilstein Engler and Lew
580
Lamps for heavy oils and residuum Arrangement for lighting the yard
585
Test for residuum fit for use Defects of residuum
594
St Claire Devilles examination of this subject Employment of petro
600
Apparatuses for stationary boilers Apparatus described by Peclet Primi
607
Audouins method of firing Aydon Wise and Fields nozzlesprinkler
609
Drorys tar and oil sprinkler
615
What determines the use of petroleum for steam fuel Creation of
621
Körtings pipe sprinkler
629
Petroleum stoves and furnaces for domestic purposes Uses of lubricat
636
Resumé of the final results of the three experiments Specific gravity 256
641
Englers investigations of German and Alsace lubricating oils with tables
643
Saponification of petroleum products C Schaals method
654
Use of natural gas in stoves and grates Demand for natural gas for
660
Use of natural gas for burning lime in the Surachani district and
662
R Schwarzs furnace D H Knapps apparatus Pintschs gas producer
675
116
679
Content of crystallized and anhydrous salts in solutions of carbonate
681
Englers apparatus improved by K Neumann
687
117
688
Semonian Cenomanian Gault Neocomian including Wealden
699
Thorns extractor
704
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TitlePetroleum: Its History, Origin, Occurrence, Production, Physical and Chemical Constitution, Technology, Examination and Uses; Together with the Occurrences and Uses of Natural Gas
AuthorsHans Hoefer, Alexander Veith
EditorWilliam Theodore Brannt
Translated byWilliam Theodore Brannt
PublisherH.C. Baird & Company, 1894
Length715 pages
  
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