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... fusion of the Pig - Iron 47 SECTION XII . Caloric absorbed by the fusion of the Slag , the decomposition of the Limestone , etc. 52 32 SECTION XIII . Sensible Heat carried off by the Gases SECTION XIV . Caloric lost by Radiation from ...
... fusion of the Pig - Iron 47 SECTION XII . Caloric absorbed by the fusion of the Slag , the decomposition of the Limestone , etc. 52 32 SECTION XIII . Sensible Heat carried off by the Gases SECTION XIV . Caloric lost by Radiation from ...
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... fusion better prepared . But is there no limit to this successive development of the blast furnace ? May not the juste milieu corresponding to a maximum of economy be overstepped ? If the work goes on very slowly , is not the carbonic ...
... fusion better prepared . But is there no limit to this successive development of the blast furnace ? May not the juste milieu corresponding to a maximum of economy be overstepped ? If the work goes on very slowly , is not the carbonic ...
Page 46
... fusion , and that generated in the zone of reduction , may be separately estimated . In both cases the caloric carried in by the hot blast must be added to the caloric produced in the furnace , in which there is no difficulty if we know ...
... fusion , and that generated in the zone of reduction , may be separately estimated . In both cases the caloric carried in by the hot blast must be added to the caloric produced in the furnace , in which there is no difficulty if we know ...
Page 47
... fusion of the slags , the decomposition of the limestone , the evaporation of the water in the coke and in the charges of mineral , and lastly , the decomposition of the water in the air . This second part is essentially variable , not ...
... fusion of the slags , the decomposition of the limestone , the evaporation of the water in the coke and in the charges of mineral , and lastly , the decomposition of the water in the air . This second part is essentially variable , not ...
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... fusion . This is composed of three parts — the caloric absorbed by pig - iron in its passage from ordinary temperatures to that of fusion - the caloric necessary for liquefaction ( the latent heat of fusion ) , and lastly , that ...
... fusion . This is composed of three parts — the caloric absorbed by pig - iron in its passage from ordinary temperatures to that of fusion - the caloric necessary for liquefaction ( the latent heat of fusion ) , and lastly , that ...
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acid analysis Bell's blast furnace calcined calculate caloric absorbed caloric carried caloric developed Caloric due caloric of combustion caloric produced cals carbon burned carbonic oxide charges chemical Cleveland CO² coke consumed composition Consett cubic feet capacity decomposition determine difference dissociation dry air Ebelmen economy elements Engineer escaping gases experiments flux formulas furnaces of Cleveland fusion of slags given gives Gruner hence hot blast Illustrated increase Iron and Steel iron yielded large furnace less lime limestone metallic iron Metallurgy nitrogen oxide of iron oxygen peroxide pig yielded pig-iron Pouzin Practical proportion pyrometer quantities of caloric ratio reaction Schinz sensible heat silicium slags small furnace solid carbon specific heat Steel Institute superheated superheated blast Tables takes place temperature of blast tion tons Total carbon transformed Treatise tube tunnel-head twyres upper regions volume weight of blast Weight of dry Weight of moist zone of reduction
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