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" It must not, however, be hastily assumed that if the flame does not give out a bright light, therefore the combustion is not complete. As has already been stated, the light of the gas flame is due to the presence of burning particles of solid carbon,... "
Catechism of the Locomotive - Page 522
by Matthias Nace Forney - 1891 - 709 pages
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Catechism of the Locomotive

Matthias Nace Forney - Locomotives - 1875 - 664 pages
...of oxygen is insufficient to ignite all the carbon, which then escapes in the form of smoke or soot. It must not, however, be hastily assumed that if the flame does not give out a bright ligbt, therefore the combustion is not complete. As has already been stated, the light of the gas flame...
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Audels New Marine Engineers Guide: A Practical Treatise on Marine Engines ...

Theodore Lucas, Frank Duncan Graham, Nehemiah Hawkins - Marine engineering - 1918 - 940 pages
...escapee in the form of smoke or soot. It must not, however, be hastily assumed that If the flame do not give out a bright light, therefore the combustion...presence of burning particles of solid carbon, which ia set free by the combustion of the hydrogen with which it is combined. After it is separated from...
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Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide, Volume 5

Steam engineering - 1921 - 554 pages
...escapes in the form of smoke or soot. It must not, however, be hastily assumed that if the flame do not give out a bright light, therefore the combustion...the hydrogen it immediately assumes a solid form. The volatile matter (this term does not include the moisture), consists of hydro-carbons which differ...
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Railway Locomotives and Cars, Volume 63

Railroad engineering - 1889 - 618 pages
...of oxygen is insufficient to ignite all the carbon, which then escapes in the form of smoke or soot. It must not, however, be hastily assumed that if the...the hydrogen it immediately assumes a solid form. It the coal gas is mixed with a sufficient quantity of air before it is burned, the oxygen in the latter...
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