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... Quantity of fuel required for melting irons in various kinds of furnaces ; Attempts to decrease the amount of fuel consumed in the cupola by utilizing the waste heat . · Description of the cupola furnace ; Forms of cupolas ; Sizes of ...
... Quantity of fuel required for melting irons in various kinds of furnaces ; Attempts to decrease the amount of fuel consumed in the cupola by utilizing the waste heat . · Description of the cupola furnace ; Forms of cupolas ; Sizes of ...
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... fuel . • · · . Effect of carelessness in arranging the wood and lighting up ; The bed ; The melting point in a ... Amount of fuel required in theory and practice ; Necessity of keeping an accurate account of the amount of iron melted ...
... fuel . • · · . Effect of carelessness in arranging the wood and lighting up ; The bed ; The melting point in a ... Amount of fuel required in theory and practice ; Necessity of keeping an accurate account of the amount of iron melted ...
Page xiii
... amount of heated fuel before a melting zone was formed in a cupola Cause of iron melted high in a cupola being made dull . Development of the melting zone above the tuyeres ; Experiments with a cupola with the tuyeres placed near the ...
... amount of heated fuel before a melting zone was formed in a cupola Cause of iron melted high in a cupola being made dull . Development of the melting zone above the tuyeres ; Experiments with a cupola with the tuyeres placed near the ...
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... Amount of air required for combustion of the fuel in melting a ton of iron ; Theory of melting in the old cupolas ... Numbers , capacities , etc. , of the cycloidal blowers . 400 Vertical blower and engine on same bed - plate Blower and ...
... Amount of air required for combustion of the fuel in melting a ton of iron ; Theory of melting in the old cupolas ... Numbers , capacities , etc. , of the cycloidal blowers . 400 Vertical blower and engine on same bed - plate Blower and ...
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... Amount of iron to be placed upon the fuel ; Most important point in melting ; Good plan for determining the height of the bed . Point to be guarded against in melting ; Duties of a foundry chemist Indications of fracture in foundry iron ...
... Amount of iron to be placed upon the fuel ; Most important point in melting ; Good plan for determining the height of the bed . Point to be guarded against in melting ; Duties of a foundry chemist Indications of fracture in foundry iron ...
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air chamber amount of fuel amount of iron anthracite coal anthracite irons blast furnace blast is put blast pipe bosh bottom plate brick burned cast iron cent charcoal charge of iron charges of fuel charging door chemist chill cinder clay coal coke Colliau constructed cupola furnace daubing dull dump escape extent feet filled fire flux founder foundry irons foundrymen fracture front fuel and iron furnace grades of iron hard heavy hot blast hot iron iron melted ladle large cupolas light limestone material melt iron melter melting point melting zone metal metalloids mixed molding sand molten iron opening pieces pig iron pounds of iron practical prevent quality of iron quantity removed row of tuyeres sand bottom scaffold scrap shape shovels silicon slag hole small cupolas soft iron stack stove stream sufficient tap hole throughout the heat thrown volume of blast weight
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