The wonders of modern mechanism. A résumé of recent progress in mechanical, physical, and engineering science (1896)
Cochrane, Charles Henry, 1856- · Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott · leaf 323
he endless conveyors, after bringing incoal and depositing it at the boilers, are led to the under sideof the ash-pit, from which they receive the ashes by meansof a filler, and carry them to a place of deposit, usually anelevated pocket outside of the buildings, where they areleft while the… … THE HXTNT ELEVATORS UNLOADING A SHIP. Ocean steamers use the conveyors to bring the coal fromthe bunkers to the boilers, doing away with coal-passers.Steamers are also loaded with coal by means of the con-veyors, which are run direct from dump-cars over the free-board of the vessel and down the…
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