| Consumed per hr. |
Candle1 Power |
Oxygen removed cu ft |
CO2 added cu ft |
Moisture added cu ft |
Heat calories |
Vitiation Equal to Adult Persons |
|
| Tallow candles |
2200 grains |
16 |
10.7 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
1400 |
12.0 |
| Sperm candles |
1740 " |
16 |
9.6 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
1137 |
11.0 |
| Paraffin oil |
992 " |
16 | 6.2 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
1030 |
7.5 |
| Kerosene oil |
909" |
16 | 5.9 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
1030 |
7.0 |
| Coal gas,
bat-wing burner |
5.5 cu ft |
16 | 6.5 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
1194 |
5.0 |
| Coal gas,
Argand burner |
4.8 " |
16 | 5.8 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
1240 |
4.3 |
| Coal gas
regenerative burner |
3.2 " |
32 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
760 |
2.8 |
| Coal gas
Welsbach burner |
3.5 " |
60 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
763 |
3.0 |
| Wavelength
nm |
Radiation |
Sensor |
| 400- 700 |
Visible |
eye |
| 700 - 1,000 |
Near infrared | Silicon |
| 1,000 - 3,000 |
Short-wave infrared | InGaAs & Lead Salts |
| 3,000 - 5,000 |
Mid-wave infrared | InSb, HgCdTe, PbSe |
| 7,000 -
14,000 |
Long-wave infrared | HgCdTe, microbolometer |
| 12,000 -
30,000 |
Very-long wave infrared | doped Silicon |