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100 1 _aStrohm, Rufus T.
_q(Rufus Tracy),
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245 1 0 _aEngineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-12-20
505 0 _aTitle Page Foreword Boiler and Furnace Testing Necessity for Testing Boilers Weighing the Coal Measuring the Feed Water Temperature of Feed Water Steam Pressure Working up the Test Boiler Horsepower or Capacity Heating Surface Cost of Evaporation Table of Test Results How to Use the Test Results Table of Factors of Evaporation Table of Factors of Evaporation—Concluded Publications on the Utilization of Coal and Lignite Publications Available for Free Distribution Publications That May Be Obtained Only Through the Superintendent of Documents
508 _aProduced by Suzan Flanagan, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing" by Rufus T. Strohm is a scientific publication released in the early 20th century. This informative document serves as a guide for engineers and technicians involved in the operation and testing of boilers and furnaces, focusing specifically on practical methods for determining their efficiency and performance. The work originates during a period characterized by industrial growth and a heightened awareness of resource conservation in the wake of World War I. In this bulletin, Strohm outlines the crucial need for regular boiler testing to establish how effectively the equipment operates while minimizing waste. He provides detailed procedures for weighing coal and measuring water, steam pressure, and temperature, all essential data for calculating the boiler's efficiency. The text includes step-by-step instructions for conducting these tests and emphasizes the significance of accurate record-keeping and evaluation of results to enhance boiler operation and fuel economy. Overall, it aims to support technicians in achieving maximum production efficiency with minimum waste of fuel in steam-power plants. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cWashington Government Printing Office, 1918
653 _aFurnaces
653 _aSteam-boilers -- Testing
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20146
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