Successful Experiments with Gas as Fuel.
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At the autumn meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute—which was held, this year, jointly with the Institute of Metals—some interesting references were made to recent developments in the direction of utilizing coal gas and coke-oven gas for driving internal-combustion-engined vehicles.
The discussion arose out of a paper by Mr. Frank S. Marsh, dealing with the development of some lightweight high-pressure cylinders, for which new steels have been developed, and thanks were expressed by Mr. Marsh to the Chesterfield Tube Co., Ltd., for having granted permission to carry out the necessary tests. The cylinders are made of alloy steels, containing nickel, chromium and molybdenum, and tests have shown they stand rough handling.
In the course of the discussion, Professor Henry Louis (a past-president of B22 the Iron and Steel Institute) said that a good deal of work was being done on the utilization of both coke-oven and ordinary coal gas for transport purposes to replace petrol.
Mr. Marsh, in his reply, said that a lorry had been equipped with highpressure cylinders and it had yielded successful results. He had a bus using coke-oven gas ready to be put on to the road so soon as he could obtain official sanction. Six cylinders were sufficient to carry gas for a journey of about 70 miles, at a total cost in the region of 2s. 6d.