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Wire-Gauze Principle
- When
- 1815
- Where
- London
Davy's design used wire gauze to prevent flame spread, differing from Stephenson's perforated plate design.
Davy's lamp differed from Stephenson's prototype, which used a perforated plate in a glass cylinder. Davy's design surrounded the flame with a screen of gauze. This wire-gauze principle was mentioned in his Royal Society paper as an alternative to his preferred solution and influenced later designs.
Sources
- Humphry Davy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Davy lamp Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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