Development of More Durable Gas Mantles. A GATC Task Report, August 1988-August 1989

摘要

Gas lighting is attracting renewed interest following repeal of energy regulations that had limited new gaslight installations. However, one major obstacle to gas lighting is limited durability. In a research study expected to support the reintroduction of gas lighting, TPV Energy Systems, Inc. (TESI), developed a design and a production process to manufacture a No. 2 gaslight mantle that is an order of magnitude more durable than the best currently available No. 2 mantle. Various mantle compositions and manufacturing processes were investigated for their effects on mantle durability and luminous efficiency. Competitive mantles and new TESI mantles were subjected to tests of luminous efficiency, and for various measures of durability. Advantages of new TESI mantles over currently available mantles appear to be higher tensile strength of the TESI mantle fibers because of reduced porosity, a superior mechanism for attaching the TESI mantle, and better optimization of structural stiffness.