I4 Petroleum as Fuel. Weight in water—14} cwt. per nautical mile. Breaking strain—8 tons 2 cwt., or equal to eleven times its weight in water per nautical mile; that is to say, the cable will bear its own weight in eleven times depth of water. Deepest water to be encountered—z2,400 fathoms, or less… … PETROLEUM «AS: FUEE: BY COL. JULIUS W. ADAMS. HE difficulty hitherto has been in attempting to burn the crude petroleum, that the imperfect combustion alone attainable by the means in use, has resulted in great waste of the material, as shown by the dense smoke which invariably accompanied all…
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