Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-24
Uses FOE COMPRESSED AIR
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pet
d" v hat are some Of the uses 0feo2-
pressed AZ as motor -" asked New
York BsiI and EygTe2 reporter Of 3
leading dealer n rock-drils and CON-
pTessed-air machinery recently.
Ii Is especially vel adapted" WAS
he reply. Sc for rock-1rllls. pumps.
hosting engines, ana other machines
used y nIDss. shafts. tunnels. SD3 m
ct1cIouDd work Il general. where The
oItct use q seam would be very H.
ocDyenieIt, and ID most cases entirely
,uITsctjcabls. The fact = that lie
compressed kIT j 3 motor foT a. the
essential purposes Of steam, wltbou;
tie loss Of power doe - con-
6tnstucn and without the heat s1d
NAVY oiber i0conve1ieDces attending
lie Use q steam Is smotiTe power,
especially II confined places aoi a.
distance from The source ofsupYly. Il
Il. therefore, applicable 10 a. engines
tb6i car be operated By the expansive
power q steam. either 81 high OF iow
pressuIes. AID one q Us principal a.
1a1itcts over steam Is tia; q; cAa be
stored AID transmitted through PIPE y
ar disibDce without material loss Of
pressure or 5iul1ution q volume. TIE
erly REQUISITES being pipe and ample
area. win tight oints and lid Will the
,e8s; possible Duu Der Of sharp turns. u
uliuirg vo;k particularly i bAs TIE a.
diuo1El advantage thai. upon exhAcsi-
II from TIE 6rllls OF other machines
used. i furnishes 70 the w1rknsn
Constant ana atu1dEu; supply o. pure.
fresh. AID cool Glr, thus II many CASES
otv'iiirg TIE necessity 0! providing
c,tC ard expensive means o. veat.lA-
i.c-."
is i;tppljed to other kinds o. work
successfully
Quite 50. For instance. II sinking
bridge ctlsons driving tunnels through
sof material By the pue1mAue process
tor TefrEertuuc AID veDtlslng p1r-
poses transmitting messages. packages.
tnd pssssng er-oGTs II pneumsuc-tEbss
yulcaniziDg Wood: II the manufacture
Of rubber goods and nit-o-glycerlne tx
piosives foI eleTstiag liquids, partly
M wafer foT city ADD town use. driving
stseti-cars. nine locomotives. and f5r
supplying very convenient &1d Perie,i-
" safe motor for running elevators 1o1
factory and shop machinery. The feAsi
t.li;y oicoupIsss-ae Slr. elihe: ty steam
O. vbier-poveT. 81 soy convelleot
po.rt for economical production. &ad
then conveying i through non pipes
Along The streets Exactly as gas o.
water j. cLTIisd b.. 70 be tapped and used
wherever required. furnishing power
foY Use Il t0vDs and cites. has alrsz j.
been practically demonstrated. AID Il
is Only : question of time when tbs
Plan VII be extensively adopted. owing
q It's economy an safety. BT TINS syS-
ten power NAV be transmitted 70 great
llsiLoce al 3 comparatively sIoA- tx-
pt-se. At he funnel beng driven foT the
Washington. D. {. a4ue1uct, tie
compressor plant ! located At the
central point ior economical operation
ara TIE ~ distributed over 3 distance
q I've miles over groUo1. through tso-.
;ve,ve-, k15 siE-l1ch PIPE. 70 The four
shafts where i Is received By fo1r-.nch
Tips AID supplied 70 The drilis, hosting
engines. Ard pumps. WHEN tie tunnel
Is couylsie6 lie al VI. have been con-
vtytd through ten miles Of PIPE. This
j. TIE longest distance k.r has besn con-
61c;t5. Iod TIE loss By friction and
rtGiLpo1 does not excel > PER cent.
i; csn 5ust a. readily be conducted
uuch longer distance without higher
percentage q loss.