| Abstrakt: |
The problem the author sets for himself is to suggest a method that will bring complete and intelligent control of boiler operation, so far as combustion and absorption efficiency are concerned, within the horizon of comprehension and easy execution of the average operating engineer, enabling him to determine heat losses and to separate them into their several components so that he can know just where and to what extent losses occur and that he may be better able to minimize them by intelligent application of the proper remedy. The author proposes the pound-carbon fuel unit, which he shows to be practically equicalorific, and which equals 14,450 plus 62,000 times the percentage of available hydrogen. Formulas are presented for calculating heat losses up the chimney and the combustion and absorption losses are analyzed. The application of the formulas to some scientifically conducted tests is shown. |
