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ong the furnace walls and in the corners, because the heatradiated from the side walls and the bridge causes the coal in these places to burn fasterthan that on the rest of the grate. It is kept solid and in form by quickly sprinkling athin uniform layer of coal on alternate sides of the furnace at… … 1 Fig. 2. — Coke-Firing With Soft Coal. the ash-pit will pour up freely, chilling the hot gases of combustion and materiallylessening the efficiency of the boiler. Fig. 2 illustrates what is called coke firing. The grate is covered with incandescentfuel as in Fig. 1, except near the doors, where a…
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