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pt near the doors, where a windrow eighteen inches wide, and builtof fresh coal, extends entirely across the front of the furnace. The heat to which thiswindrow is exposed causes it to coke as it would in a retort in a gas works, and to giveoff the infiiimraable gases that it contains, which are… … Fig. 2. Coke Firing With Soft Coal. supply on those portions of the fire which tend to burn the fastest. When the fire hasagain become incandescent, fresh coal is put to coke, and so the firing continues. Inthis method of running a fire it is still all-important to prevent holes from…
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