Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood ; in two volumes (1873)
D. Appleton and Company · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 98
nvenient. The average dimensions are about 16 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet high to the archThe diameter of the chimney (which is generally a cylinder of a single brick, or refractory pottery) isordinarily 16 inches. The hearth and arches are best made of fire-brick. The foundation of the… … 34 IRON. coking, including cooling, is done in from 40 to 50 hours. It is not well to let it cool too long, or to sucha degree that the slack will not be speedily ignited on contact with the hearth. In this respect, theoven, Uke a common bake oven, works better for longer use. The first yield of…
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