Tests of Anthracite Coal in House Heating Boilers


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Excerpt from Tests of Anthracite Coal in House Heating Boilers: Thesis During the past two years a number of house heating boiler trials have been conducted by the Engineering Experiment Station of the university of Illinois and the Fuel Testihg'pi - vision of the U. S. Geological Survey for establishing a standard method of testing, and determining the rela-f tive value of various fuels for use in residence heating boileré The tests described in this thesis were made in conjunction with those of the Engineering Experiment Station under a Mercer, and an Arco steam heating boiler, located in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory at the University of Illinois. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.






















Tests of Coal and Briquets as Fuel for House-Heating Boilers (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Tests of Coal and Briquets as Fuel for House-Heating Boilers The results indicate that coals containing the higher percentages of fixed carbon give the least smoke and are the most economical. While these tests were going on a general inquiry was being made into the question of central heating plants. The results obtained in this inquiry, when compared with the results of the tests on house heating boilers, Show that such plants are economical for the house holder and that they solve a part of the smoke problem in the cities. A brief summary of the results of this investigation is given on page 41. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.