A Text Book of Gas Manufacture for StudentsG. Bell and sons, 1900 - 284 pages |
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... Heat . " ( Macmillan and Co. ) Mackenzie's " Chemistry as Applied to the Arts , etc. " ( Mackenzie . ) Newbigging's " Gas Manager's Handbook . " ( King . ) The excellent articles on " Coal - Gas " in Vols . 59 , 60 , 61 , and 62 of the ...
... Heat . " ( Macmillan and Co. ) Mackenzie's " Chemistry as Applied to the Arts , etc. " ( Mackenzie . ) Newbigging's " Gas Manager's Handbook . " ( King . ) The excellent articles on " Coal - Gas " in Vols . 59 , 60 , 61 , and 62 of the ...
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... heat . They have the common property of burn- ing with a smoky flame when placed in the fire , and yield- ing , on distillation , volatile hydrocarbons , tar or bitumen , whence their name is derived . Coal - gas is usually obtained ...
... heat . They have the common property of burn- ing with a smoky flame when placed in the fire , and yield- ing , on distillation , volatile hydrocarbons , tar or bitumen , whence their name is derived . Coal - gas is usually obtained ...
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John Hornby. the retort is prejudicial for many reasons , as it reduces the heat of the retorts , increases the CO2 in the gas , and liberates a portion of the sulphur , which would otherwise remain behind in the coke . The amount and ...
John Hornby. the retort is prejudicial for many reasons , as it reduces the heat of the retorts , increases the CO2 in the gas , and liberates a portion of the sulphur , which would otherwise remain behind in the coke . The amount and ...
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... heat the retorts in which the carbonization is effected , to the temperature which is necessary for the disengagement of the whole of the gas obtainable from the particular coal employed , with the use of the minimum amount of fuel ...
... heat the retorts in which the carbonization is effected , to the temperature which is necessary for the disengagement of the whole of the gas obtainable from the particular coal employed , with the use of the minimum amount of fuel ...
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... heating surface is available for the same expenditure of fuel , and that in the hottest portion of the setting . It is obvious however that through retorts are not suitable for very small works , as where the stokers are fewer than six ...
... heating surface is available for the same expenditure of fuel , and that in the hottest portion of the setting . It is obvious however that through retorts are not suitable for very small works , as where the stokers are fewer than six ...
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