Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise on the care and management of steam engines, boilers and electric machinery (1922)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 230
eed of the ram isregulated automatically by the steam pressure, or by handas desired. The coal is supplied to the ram through a castiron hopper having a capacity of 125 to 140 pounds. Force draft is also employed in this stoker, the air beingconducted from the fan or blower through galvanized… … Fig. 89standard 8 and 9 inch american stokers A—Coal hopper; B—Conveyor pipe; C—Tuyeres for intro-ducing air to the fuel; D—Opening to wind-box for air connec-tions ; E—Wind-box for supplying air to tuyeres; K—Automaticsteam motor for driving conveyor; R—xlir pipe to wind-box;S—Gas ducts for…
