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Encyclopedia > Blau gas

Blau gas as of 1935 was an artificial illuminating gas, manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat, and compressing the resulting gas till it liquefies; it is transported in this condition, and on releasing the pressure assumes again the gaseous state, in which form, it is utilised both for heating and lighting. As of 1935 it was used for illuminating railway carriages. Events January January 1 - Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 - Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppose the others colonial claims. ... Illuminating gas was a synthetic mixture of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases produced by destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of bituminous coal or peat. ... Events January January 1 - Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 - Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppose the others colonial claims. ... Tourists in a vis-a-vis, Prague The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. ...


Blau gaz was named after its inventor, Dr. Hermann Blau of Germany. The gas was used to fuel the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin because it had approximately the same weight as air. The advantage being as the gas burned in the airship's engines no weight was lost due to fuel consumption as was the case with liquid fuels. Graf Zeppelin, filled with abundant hydrogen, circumnavigated the globe. ... AIR is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: The Annals of Improbable Research, a monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour All India Radio - Indias Government Radio service AIR, a popular electronica band from France. ...


See also

  • Graf Zeppelin site

USS Akron (ZRS-4) in flight, November 2, 1931 An airship is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...

Reference

  • This article incorporates text from The Modern World Encyclopædia: Illustrated (1935); out of UK copyright as of 2005.


 

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