Suction gas plants . Fig. 39.—Iiiitsch, 1882. a richer producer gas. It consists of the decomposition of thetar at a high temperature. The tarry vapours are split up into,first, such gases as marsh gas, ethylene, etc., carbon monoxide andhydrogen; and secondly, into heavy hydrocarbons and carbon,the hydrocarbons being burnt with the tar, and the carbon beingdeposited on the coke. A large number of producers have beenconstructed, which more or less efWciently bear out the above con-siderations, but, owing to limited space, it will be only possible todescribe very generally a few of the more rec
Suction gas plants . Fig. 39.—Iiiitsch, 1882. a richer producer gas. It consists of the decomposition of thetar at a high temperature. The tarry vapours are split up into,first, such gases as marsh gas, ethylene, etc., carbon monoxide andhydrogen; and secondly, into heavy hydrocarbons and carbon,the hydrocarbons being burnt with the tar, and the carbon beingdeposited on the coke. A large number of producers have beenconstructed, which more or less efWciently bear out the above con-siderations, but, owing to limited space, it will be only possible todescribe very generally a few of the more recent. Perhaps the simplest type of producer is that known as theinverted combustion type. Here, contrary to the usual custom. 182 SUCTION GAS PLANTS. the air passes down through the fresh fuel to the zone of. Fig. 40.—C. Siemens, 1864.
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