Oil Firing For Kitchen Ranges And Steam Boilers Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Oil Firing for Kitchen Ranges and Steam Boilers The principal object now in view is to give a brief description of the combustion of heavy residues or fuel oil in a cooking range for culinary purposes. Some general remarks on the production of crude petroleum and fuel oil, together with other information relating thereto, is included, as, comparatively speaking, the average householder or hotel proprietor knows littler or nothing of oil for firing purposes. Previous to the war, fuel oil had not been used in the kitchen as far as the author is aware, and it was entirely due to the great scarcity and high cost of coal, brought about by war conditions, that means were devised for firing kitchen ranges with similar residues to those that are used for firing purposes in the furnaces of steam generators. There are many excellent liquid-fuel burners on the market for steam-raising and other purposes, but neither in design nor method of application do they conform with the exacting requirements of the domestic kitchen, in simplicity, reliability, cleanliness, and range of power. For the kitchen range, a burner that will give a continuous flame of small dimensions is a necessity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Oil Fuel for Steam Boilers The purpose of this volume is to describe, in clear and Simple language, the principles that underlie the use of oil as a fuel in steam-boiler practice; the form and action of various types of burners; the arrangement of furnaces for burning Oil under different kinds Of boilers; the opera tion of such accessories as pumps, heaters, and clean ing devices; the methods of storing oil; and such other matters as might naturally arise in connection with the purchase and use Of oil fuel. N o attempt has been made to describe the use of oil in locomotive or marine practice, or in heating, tempering and hardening furnaces, because these applications are so extensive as to deserve individual treatment. In stead, this volume is confined to the burning of oil in the furnaces of stationary steam boilers, and the endeavor has been to cover the ground fully and thoroughly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Introduction to the influential cast-iron stoves manufactured in Albany and Troy in the nineteenth century