Content can be downloaded for non-commercial purposes, such as for personal use or in educational resources.
For commercial purposes please contact the copyright holder directly.
Read more about the The Creative Archive Licence.
Description
The first safety lamp was made and tested by Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) in 1815. The naked flames of candles or oil lamps could ignite the gases often present underground in coal mines, and cause explosions. The safety lamp prevented this happening. If methane gas enters a Davy Lamp and is ignited, the flame will not escape through the gauze because contact with fine iron wire lowers the temperature of the gas below ignition point.
Do you have information to add to this item? Please leave a comment
Comments (0)
You must be logged in to leave a comment