Davy lamp
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The Davy lamp is a safety lamp for miners that uses a wire-gauze shield to prevent the ignition of flammable gases in coal mines.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lamp
ⓘ
mining equipment ⓘ safety lamp ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
firedamp
ⓘ
flammable gases ⓘ methane ⓘ |
| basedOn |
principle that flame cannot pass through fine wire mesh
ⓘ
principle that metal gauze dissipates heat ⓘ |
| canDetect | presence of methane by flame behavior ⓘ |
| category |
historical mining equipment
ⓘ
safety engineering device ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Geordie lamp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedTo |
contain flame within wire gauze
ⓘ
prevent flame from igniting firedamp ⓘ |
| effectOn | reduction of mining accidents ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse | mining safety ⓘ |
| flameType | open flame ⓘ |
| fuelType |
kerosene
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| hasPart |
glass chimney
ⓘ
handle ⓘ hook ⓘ metal gauze cylinder ⓘ oil reservoir ⓘ protective cage ⓘ wick ⓘ wire gauze ⓘ |
| inception | 1815 ⓘ |
| inventor | Humphry Davy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brass
ⓘ
iron ⓘ metal ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Humphry Davy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early safety innovation in coal mining ⓘ |
| powerSource | combustion of fuel ⓘ |
| replacedBy | electric cap lamp ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
enclosed flame
ⓘ
reduced risk of mine explosions ⓘ wire-gauze shield around flame ⓘ |
| typicalUseEnvironment |
coal mines
ⓘ
underground mines ⓘ |
| usedBy | miners ⓘ |
| usedFor |
illumination in mines
ⓘ
preventing ignition of flammable gases in coal mines ⓘ |
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