Mechanical and marine engineering science ... Specially written as a handbook to the Board of Trade examinations for extra-first-class engineers (1909)
Somerscales, A. N · Glasgow : J. Munro; London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent · leaf 116
s.s. Trocas, the change fromgoing full speed with oil to going full speed with coal was effectedin 28 minutes. Another plan of furnace arrangement is to remove the fire-barsentirely and build a fire-brick stack about half way along thefurnace, figure 29, and another structure at the end of the… … Fig. 29. The advantages claimed for oil fuel, are:— I St. A great saving in labour of stoking and trimming, aswhen once lighted the furnaces need no further attention. 2nd. A saving of both weight and space. The weight savedIS due to the higher calorific power of the oil compared with coal, butthe…
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