A Text Book of Gas Manufacture for StudentsG. Bell and sons, 1900 - 284 pages |
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... yield lignite , bituminous coal , and anthracite . The gradual conversion of woody fibre into peat , coal , and graphite is shown in the following table : ' 1 Carbon , Hydrogen . Oxygen and Nitrogen , Wood 50.00 6:00 44.00 Irish peat ...
... yield lignite , bituminous coal , and anthracite . The gradual conversion of woody fibre into peat , coal , and graphite is shown in the following table : ' 1 Carbon , Hydrogen . Oxygen and Nitrogen , Wood 50.00 6:00 44.00 Irish peat ...
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... yield- ing , on distillation , volatile hydrocarbons , tar or bitumen , whence their name is derived . Coal - gas is usually obtained from bituminous coals . Bituminous coals are generally found in secondary formations ; the most marked ...
... yield- ing , on distillation , volatile hydrocarbons , tar or bitumen , whence their name is derived . Coal - gas is usually obtained from bituminous coals . Bituminous coals are generally found in secondary formations ; the most marked ...
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... yield on distillation a similar residue ( with the exception of some cracks and fis- sures ) to coal . These cracks , however , indicate the lami- nated structure , which was not visible in the original cannel . ( Any sample of coal ...
... yield on distillation a similar residue ( with the exception of some cracks and fis- sures ) to coal . These cracks , however , indicate the lami- nated structure , which was not visible in the original cannel . ( Any sample of coal ...
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... yielding about 10,000 cubic feet of 21 candle gas per ton , the carbon is about 13 times as much as the hydrogen . In the highest members , such as Boghead , or Australian shale , the carbon is from 7 · 2 to 77 times the hydrogen . The ...
... yielding about 10,000 cubic feet of 21 candle gas per ton , the carbon is about 13 times as much as the hydrogen . In the highest members , such as Boghead , or Australian shale , the carbon is from 7 · 2 to 77 times the hydrogen . The ...
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... yielding a red ash , destroy the furnace bars . Another important feature in the nature of the ash is whether a thick , pasty slag , or a thin , fluid slag is formed in the furnace . If a liquid clinker be the result , then the coke ...
... yielding a red ash , destroy the furnace bars . Another important feature in the nature of the ash is whether a thick , pasty slag , or a thin , fluid slag is formed in the furnace . If a liquid clinker be the result , then the coke ...
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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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