A Text Book of Gas Manufacture for StudentsG. Bell and sons, 1900 - 284 pages |
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... shown in the frontispiece . In the manufacture of coal - gas , as ordinarily practised , bituminous coal is placed in charges of from two to four hundredweights at a time , in fire - clay vessels termed retorts , capable of being ...
... shown in the frontispiece . In the manufacture of coal - gas , as ordinarily practised , bituminous coal is placed in charges of from two to four hundredweights at a time , in fire - clay vessels termed retorts , capable of being ...
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... shown in the following table : ' 1 Carbon , Hydrogen . Oxygen and Nitrogen , Wood 50.00 6:00 44.00 Irish peat 60.02 5.88 34.10 Lignite from Cologne 66.96 5.25 27.76 Earthy coal from Dax 74.20 5.89 19.90 Cannel coal from Wigan 85.81 5.85 ...
... shown in the following table : ' 1 Carbon , Hydrogen . Oxygen and Nitrogen , Wood 50.00 6:00 44.00 Irish peat 60.02 5.88 34.10 Lignite from Cologne 66.96 5.25 27.76 Earthy coal from Dax 74.20 5.89 19.90 Cannel coal from Wigan 85.81 5.85 ...
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... shown in fig . 1 . The considerations to be kept in view in selecting a retort best adapted for the economical production of gas are , that the heat shall be capable of easily penetrating the mass of coal in the interior ; and , also ...
... shown in fig . 1 . The considerations to be kept in view in selecting a retort best adapted for the economical production of gas are , that the heat shall be capable of easily penetrating the mass of coal in the interior ; and , also ...
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... in order to prevent any undue expansion that may be caused by the heat of the setting . 1 A suitable arrangement of buckstays is shown in fig . 2 . The arrangement consists of two flat wrought - iron bars 20 GAS MANUFACTURE .
... in order to prevent any undue expansion that may be caused by the heat of the setting . 1 A suitable arrangement of buckstays is shown in fig . 2 . The arrangement consists of two flat wrought - iron bars 20 GAS MANUFACTURE .
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... shown . One of these buckstays is placed at each end of the division wall of the setting , and is carried a few feet above the top of the retort bench , the tops of the buckstays being connected together by a wrought - iron joist ...
... shown . One of these buckstays is placed at each end of the division wall of the setting , and is carried a few feet above the top of the retort bench , the tops of the buckstays being connected together by a wrought - iron joist ...
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2nd Edition ammonia ammoniacal liquor amount apparatus aqueous vapour Argand burner ascension pipe benzene bituminous coal bottom burner burning candles cannel cannel coal carbonic acid cast-iron cent centre chamber CO₂ coal-gas coke combustion condenser consists containing cubic feet cubic foot cylinder deposited diameter dip pipe disc distillation drum effect employed Engravings ethylene exhauster fixed flame furnace GAS MANUFACTURE gas passes gas-holder gas-works gases governor heat History holder hydraulic main hydrocarbons hydrogen illuminating power Illustrations inches inlet known latter light lime liquid means Messrs meter methane mouthpiece naphthalene necessary Nitrogen obtained ordinary outlet oxide oxygen pentane photometer placed plates portion Portraits pressure produced purifiers quantity result retort retort-house revised scrubber SH₂ shown in fig side specific gravity sperm sulphide sulphur compounds sulphuretted hydrogen sulphuric acid supply tank temperature thickness tion Trans Translated tube valve vessel vols volume washer weight William Hazlitt
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