Calibrated oil burner filter paper

Abstract

This invention relates to a calibrated oil burner filter paper on which is imprinted or otherwise processed a pre-selected geometrically shaped standard gray smoke scale and its integral use with an oil burner smoke tester and dispenser to provide a paper record for a quick and accurate visual analysis of the smoke density of a test smoke spot of the flue gases from burning distillate fuels, and also in the subsequent determination of the "Smoke Spot Number" of the flue gases by visually matching the shade of the test smoke spot lying in juxtaposition with the most like shade of a sector of the said imprint of a pre-selected shaped standard smoke test scale. .Iadd.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a filter test paper or the like for use in a sampling and testing of the smoke of an oil burner and for .[.indicating.]. .Iadd.determining .Iaddend.a "Smoke Spot Number" of the smoke content of flue gases when compared to standard gray smoke scales, the .[.imprint.]. .Iadd.improvement .Iaddend.comprising: said .[.roll of.]. filter test paper provided with a plurality of evenly spaced repeating calibrated gray smoke scales, each of said gray scales having at least one form of preselected geometrical shapes, each of the gray scale shapes evenly divided into sectors of different "Smoke Spot Number" indicating density, said calibrated gray smoke scales located centrally on said test paper, whereby a sample test smoke spot will appear adjacent to a selected one of the calibrated gray smoke scales during the smoke test and "Smoke Spot Number" content of the flue gas can be visually determined by comparing the sample test smoke spot with said one of the .Iadd.repeating .Iaddend.calibrated gray smoke scales. 
     
     
       2. A smoke test .[.roll of test filter paper.]. .Iadd.filter test paper or the like .Iaddend.as in claim 1 whereby the geometrical like shapes of the calibrated gray smoke scales may be in circular, elliptical, crescent, or rectangular form. .Iadd. 3. A smoke test filter test paper or the like as in claim 1 whereby the said smoke test filter test paper or the like may be in roll or length form. .Iaddend..Iadd. 4. In a filter test paper or the like for use in a sampling and testing the smoke of an oil burner and for determining a smoke number of the smoke content flue gases when compared to standard gray smoke scales, the improvement comprising: said filter test paper being provided with a plurality of evenly spaced repeating calibrated gray scales, each of said gray scales having at least one form of preselected geometrical shapes, each of the gray scale shapes evenly divided into sectors of different smoke number indicating density, said calibratred gray scales located centrally on said test paper, whereby a smoke sample spot will appear adjacent to a selected one of the calibrated gray scales during the smoke test and smoke number content of the flue gas can be visually determined by comparing the sample smoke spot with said one of the repeating calibrated gray scales. .Iaddend..Iadd. 5. A smoke test filter test paper or the like as in claim 4 whereby the geometrical like shapes of the calibrated gray scales may be in circular, elliptical, crescent, or rectangular form. .Iaddend..Iadd. 6. A smoke test filter test paper or the like as in claim 4 whereby the said smoke test filter test paper or the like may be in roll or length form. .Iaddend.