Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing - Softcover

Strohm, Mr Rufus T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 150891379X ISBN 13: 9781508913795

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 1877

Synopsis

A boiler test is necessary in order to determine how well the boiler is doing the work expected of it; that is to say, we must find out whether we are wasting coal in making steam and how much this waste may be. Such a test may be made to discover the efficiency of the boiler, or the quantity of water it is evaporating, or the cost of evaporating 1,000 pounds of water. The United States Fuel Administration recommends that every boiler plant have some means of daily checking the efficiency of the boiler and furnace. The simplest and best way of finding out how efficiently the boiler is working is to make an evaporation test, as described in this bulletin. All the necessary records can be made automatically with suitable instruments, although in many small plants the coal must be weighed on ordinary scales.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 1877
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 150891379X
• ISBN 13: 9781508913795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 36