First Ever Carburetor Worked Totally Differently - Fascinating!

The Surface Carburetor (sometimes referred to as the Surface Plate Carburetor) was arguably the very first Carburettor principle to ever by used. Most people do agree that the surface carburetor was the first carburetor to be created. It significantly contributed to the revolution in engine technology. Before transferring the mixture to the engine for combustion, this clever apparatus was created to combine the fuel and air in the correct ratios.

The fuel reservoir for the surface carburetor was located above the engine's intake manifold. The carburetor received gasoline from gravity, which combined with entering air to produce a combustible mixture. The engine cylinders subsequently received this mixture, which was then burned to provide power.

A straightforward float mechanism was incorporated into the surface carburetor's design to regulate the fuel level in the reservoir and provide a steady supply to the engine. It was a revolutionary discovery because it enabled engines to precisely and efficiently control the fuel-to-air ratio, enhancing overall performance and fuel economy. The surface carburetor had some drawbacks, but it also cleared the way for later carburetor designs. Due to its dependency on gravity feed, it was incompatible with some engine orientations, such as those used in aircraft or vehicles moving up steep inclines. More advanced designs that addressed these restrictions emerged as carburetor technology advanced over time.

Attributions (& Thank you):

Samuel Morey Image attribute to: By 1909 illustration by A. C. Gow for the Granite State Magazine. - Capt. Samuel Morey who Built a Steamboat Fourteen Years Before Fulton. 1915. Frontispiece., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Samuel Morey Engine Attribution: https://www.carthrottle.com/post/w32b...
Dolar Image Attribution: https://www.pexels.com/photo/one-doll...

Donate Banki image Attribution: By Óbudai Egyetem - Óbudai Egyetem, Bánki Donát kar, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Casonka Janos image attribution: Készítette: Original uploader was Pilgab at hu.wikipedia - http://www.hpo.hu/feltalalok/pics/mk1..., Közkincs, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

George Kingstones image attribution: https://howardcountymuseum.org/staff/...

Carl Benz Image attribution: By Unknown author - Benz, Carl Friedrich: Lebensfahrt eines deutschen Erfinders. Die Erfindung des Automobils, Erinnerungen eines Achtzigjährigen. Leipzig 1936, S. 155-156. zeno.org, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Siegfried Marcus image attribution: By The original uploader was Newfoundlanddog at German Wikipedia. - Archiv Rott; Originally from de.wikipedia; description page is/was here., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Edward Butler Image attribution: https://www.prewarcar.com/edward-butl...

Siegfreid Marcus Petrol Car attribution: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Other attributions and sources of information:

1826 Samual Morey. American engineer invented first Gas & Vapor engine with a heated Surface Carburetor: https://www.hotcars.com/internal-comb...

https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/...

1875 Seigfried Marcus invented the first Petrol Car with a Carburetor and Magneto:
https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engin...

1876 Luigi da Cristoforis invented the Carburetor:
http://www.edubilla.com/invention/car...

1884 Edward Butler created the Spray Carburetor & Karl Benze invented a Carburetor and patented it in 1886:
http://suniscome.50webs.com/info/007%....

1902 George Kingston further developed the carburetor. Making the Kingston Carburetors:
https://modeltfordfix.com/the-kingsto...

William Carter of the Carter Carburetor Company developed brass cast carburetors that metered fuel more accurately
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte...


Surface Carburetor Attributions:

http://earlymotor.com/leon/misc/html/...

http://www.edubilla.com/invention/car...

Thank you and I hope you have gained something from this video.

Craig (Owner and Creator of The Repair Specialist Channel)

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