The progress of civil and mechanical engineering and shipbuilding (1877)
Smith, William · London, Longmans, Green · leaf 181
•FIG. 5.Part Section thro D.D. looking towards A. floor^ … The practice in working is to light a fire on the gratebars, and generate heat in the usual manner until thefurnace is well heated. The retort is then filled with fuel, and the firing commences from the retort, and by the timethe fuel at the top descends to tlio bottom of the retort, itis well…
Engineering · Shipbuilding
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