The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-19
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retort, bids fair to be oDo - su !
serviceable and at the samo 3 s
economical Modern inp, rns,
which science, in its newest Fl ,'s
wonderful development, is s saa
providing. What this new ' ins,'
really is, and what it propose, H, =
can be made plain in few ro,s.
vested of seientifcal tacb,;
Briefly, then, the Holland hv5,o-a.l
retort is an ingenious device f,1
ting heat from water, with oil >.
and thus not only eHecting great ..
my in all places where steam a..
are used, but saving railroad :.
from the annoyance of smoke, 81,
and the odor of sulphurou, :
The inventor DIR. Charles HoG,
has spent some years in perfect
and covering his inventions wifi
ents. A few months since he q.
New York and enlisted some No,
means in his enterprise. The
chased the right to use the macbia
a large section of the country. and
organized a company, which Ia,
offices at No. Is Vessey street
experiment of running locon.
with one of the retorts was mad
the Long Island railroad last Tbp,.i
and in every respect it was gr,tis-
success. A party of about fifty
tlemen-capitalists, railroad "A
and scientists-assisted at the ev.
ment. A forty ton engine was 4
fired up at College Point; and hi
starting on the experimental TIN h
Charles Holland, the Inventor. eyrl
ed the principal and operation of
retort. Its made of caSt,irOR.
consists of four chambers, two fr
ter and two for oil. In starting
fire to first generate steam While
water in the boiler is cold, the W.
chambers of the retort are sunni
from the water-tank or the tnl
AS soon as sufficient steam is RAISED
ten pounds, the water supply is shut
and hot water allowed to flow IN 4
the boiler. The water, being frstns
or converted into super-heated steam
then brought in contact with The
fame generated from the oil and
composed. The oxygen of the U
being liberated from the hydroga.
at once taken up by the carbon fan
its combustion is made perfect and
hydrogen is left free to burn by "a
bustion with the free oxygen of The
which surrounds it, produseing an o.
hydro-carbon flame or heat of Nd
intensity; in fact, the most intense b
that can be conceived. The infW
oil and water by the four separate
duct pipes into the four sepa
chambers of the retort is ooutroHgl
four valves, which the fireman Z
govern at will as readily as a comm
gas get. The engine was coupled
car in which the party took their sat
and a run of six miles out and Btu
was made with three gallons of naphh
costing tire cents per gallon. No
particle of smoke or cinders could
any time be seen, nor smell Of gas
and a large part of the time II VI
found necessary to use but two Of Il
chambers of the retort, and then ea
to not more than one-fourth Of tta
capacity, so that an enormous resr
force was in readiness for any emery
cy, such as ascending heavy grade
In descending grades the fire can
be instantly shut off, and 50 rena
until level grade is reached, Wa
two chambers of the retort can be
stantly relighted, and so continue m
heavy grade is reached, Vha
the other two chambers can
instantly relighted, if required.
well known fact that in burning CO..
as fuel to generate steam in loc1n'
tive boiler, no more than eight percal-
of the carbon is utilized as heat, u
enormous waste of ninety-two per cen'
passing off in waste products-smoA
sparks, cinders and uncomsumed case
And carbon alone, even with pen0
combustion, contains but fourteen s
a quarter units of heat to the pou1
while hydrogen contains slxty-tWo u
a half units of heat. 1t will therel"
be seen that, with perfect 'oD
bustion of the carbon and utilizing |
entire amount of hydrogen in the Wa'o
an astonishing amount of heat power
generated by the Holland prOc|,
Prof. John f. Boytnon, Of Boston !
G. Case, manager of the Contlnen%,
company; j. M. Foss, of the NerDpD
Central railroad; f. c. Burguess, y
engineer of Philadelphia, and OGr
scientists present, all pronounced
complete success. At the comPm!