Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 372
to be kindled at one end, or a small lamp, might be used, whosecombustion is sustained, by air entering and discharged alto-gether without the coach, and having no communication whatso-ever with the interior. The supply of air would regulate theamount of combustion. 753. In common coaches, the heat… … a railway coach, a and b represent openings admitting a supplyof air from either end of the coach; c the surface of diffusion,the amount of air permeating through it being entirely undercontrol; d discharging cowls in the roof, which could be madeto any pattern. By regulating the amount of opening…
