Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 574
The horizontal grate renders it more easy to keep the fireof even thickness at the front and back, and makes it slightlyeasier to withdraw the clinker and other solid matter which isto be drawn forward and out through the fire-door m arrange- B OILER-SE T TING. 537 ments of this sort. The general… … Fig. 457-The level of the grate-bars with hand-firing should be soselected as to make the cleaning and coaling convenient to thefireman. This seems to be secured by having the top of thegrates about 30 inches above the general floor-level. Thedepth of the furnace or the length of the bar with…
Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants
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