Wish there was a guide to designing lamps like these....though preferably with distilled ethanol. Lamps like that be really interesting for off grid purposes.
Basically the lower pilot heats up a tube and vaporises the fuel. The upper mantle houses the flame 🔥. It would be easy to proto type it using other lamps designs. They make kero and gasoline storm lamps similarly and a patent search would show you the over all exploded view and construction.
@@tek4 the issue is the design. Those kerosene and other lamps are significantly different from the ww2 era ethanol lamps. From my understanding its due to the fuel air ratios. Ethanol needs less oxygen to burn from my understanding. I honestly dont understand the lamp design of even kerosene lamps pattent or not. It is however interesting. I wish there was a book or something on the mathematics behind these old lamps.
Excellent video thank you. Do you know what they used to treat the mantle to male it glow? This is a lantern you do not want to knock over. Still impressive light output.
Does one have to periodically re-wet the heated packing with alcohol, or is there a reservoir that continually keeps it supplied? So, you can fill it up and have it burn a long time without constant attention? Does it need a 'special' mantle, or will generic ones with a suitable mesh work?
Hi, there is a large loosely woven cotton wick which is stuffed inside the burner with tails leading to the fuel, also a thin rope wick that burns as a pilot type light inside the burner, this small flame heats the larger enclosed wick through the brass wick wall, a tiny pin hole jet allows the steam (alcohol vapour) to escape and is mixed with air in a bunsen type burner head. Once lit, the pilot flame keeps the process going as long as you need the lamp lit. I used a standard upright gas mantle which seemed to work well.
Is this the type like the coleman mantle lanterns that you have to pump up the fuel with air first or is it the natural offgassing of the alcohol that fuels the mantle?
The burner is basically a tube stuffed with wicking, a small jet hole at the other end and bunsen tube around it to mix with air the escaping 'gas' to make a blue flame, the tiny pilot flame inside the gallery heats the tube to allow the gasification to start (basically the 'steam' that escapes is flammable). 😊
@@IainiaI That is the most beautiful lamp I've ever seen. It's so rare. I have found out very little about them. Do you know of a book that would be good to learn more about them?
Excellent demonstration. This burner was sold under the brand-name "Regina".
Ara Kebapcioglu thank you! Is this a French burner? I bought it in Lille. Thanks, Iain.
No idea, Iain. I had the burner several times and sold them before I started collecting; I have two catalogue views. Watch for your Messenger account.
I watched the light of the lamp. I subscribed today
Wish there was a guide to designing lamps like these....though preferably with distilled ethanol. Lamps like that be really interesting for off grid purposes.
Basically the lower pilot heats up a tube and vaporises the fuel. The upper mantle houses the flame 🔥. It would be easy to proto type it using other lamps designs. They make kero and gasoline storm lamps similarly and a patent search would show you the over all exploded view and construction.
@@tek4 the issue is the design. Those kerosene and other lamps are significantly different from the ww2 era ethanol lamps. From my understanding its due to the fuel air ratios. Ethanol needs less oxygen to burn from my understanding. I honestly dont understand the lamp design of even kerosene lamps pattent or not. It is however interesting. I wish there was a book or something on the mathematics behind these old lamps.
Beautiful lamp !
Excellent video thank you. Do you know what they used to treat the mantle to male it glow? This is a lantern you do not want to knock over. Still impressive light output.
There is a channel called " Technology Connections " he has made a detailed video about gas mantle
Very cool.
Does one have to periodically re-wet the heated packing with alcohol, or is there a reservoir that continually keeps it supplied? So, you can fill it up and have it burn a long time without constant attention? Does it need a 'special' mantle, or will generic ones with a suitable mesh work?
Hi, there is a large loosely woven cotton wick which is stuffed inside the burner with tails leading to the fuel, also a thin rope wick that burns as a pilot type light inside the burner, this small flame heats the larger enclosed wick through the brass wick wall, a tiny pin hole jet allows the steam (alcohol vapour) to escape and is mixed with air in a bunsen type burner head. Once lit, the pilot flame keeps the process going as long as you need the lamp lit.
I used a standard upright gas mantle which seemed to work well.
@@IainiaI absolutely beautiful piece of kit
This is what I want.
Is this the type like the coleman mantle lanterns that you have to pump up the fuel with air first or is it the natural offgassing of the alcohol that fuels the mantle?
The burner is basically a tube stuffed with wicking, a small jet hole at the other end and bunsen tube around it to mix with air the escaping 'gas' to make a blue flame, the tiny pilot flame inside the gallery heats the tube to allow the gasification to start (basically the 'steam' that escapes is flammable).
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@@IainiaI That is the most beautiful lamp I've ever seen. It's so rare. I have found out very little about them. Do you know of a book that would be good to learn more about them?