Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-10
77rrJEE7TTJ,4 REGTSTER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. Io90

frances for air along the gas Pipe W. We, :
stoned As soon as the bed OF coal va
i'm q uniform condition Whlcn $3.50 gI,,, mis-
$40 a. m. the test was begun. rom ON -
time on. until g.lO p. m, hair INQUIRY -,
ords were made relating 10 the PERI, -, I'd
auce OF the boilers and pump. Al lhe -
Cf the test the bed of coal ON crates ~ ,'9
as near as possible ln the SANE CO.
as az the commencement OF the teSl.. a,.o
The principal data for this report are
as follows 90 ,,o,,rs.
Boilers-Total length Of run, L hours
number of boilers. .. normal hoISe ppoNNiiIa,,.
each 200. average steam pressure al pollOi
during trial. HID lbs. average I'm ~,
turc of feed water during ulai Iu' ugei'
total amount of coal used durlis lil'l'
1900 lbs. total amount OF ieed VIZ" 49,,
Ilt1f5 lbs. temperature Of water from
mains. 81 deg. total amount OF d7u Los
moved from ash pit at close OF run, %, o.,
lbs; moisture In coal per cent hOlSIul =
in steam. not tested. =,
The water taken from the force main
into the measuring tank na4 a leiIIll-i "a a,
ture of "a degrees This passed through
n heater i'm The engine room into which
the steam from the air pump ana elecuIC
engine passed so that the feed water W.ts
raised from "a degrees temperature 10 lvo
degrees before il reached the boiler
The pump is vertical compound uu-
pick condensiug pump of the Holly type.
The principal data FOR the pump are as
follows: Total length Of run. Il hours
number of high pressure cylinders, -
number of low pressure cylinders. 2, diam
cter of high pressure cylinders, - m ul-
ameter of low pressure cylinders. IL III.
number of single acting water cyillueI =;
4. diameter of water cylinders, - IN, an
cylinders having stroke of % in; travel
of water plungcrS under load, at tdCl
revolution. ID H.. total number OF reNulu-
tons. 1LliS, average load ON pluIlEela,
1i6.S lbs; average height of gauge a0 i9lN +
water in river. reduced 10 los" Y IDS.
total load on plungers. 1855 lbs aNerdEe
steam pressure at pump. lO3N IDS q -
craze vacuum. 2l.o ir.; steam USED III
steam was used around the sides Of the
cylinders only. during the test. anu W.
reduced from the boiler pressure down 10
Gl lbs. by "a reducing valve. Ihe dliluu.i1
of steam used ln the Jacket appears 10
have been go per cent. of The total amount
used by the engine. Three times during
the test the air pumps were run ana az
gregated Us minutes. making n loldl "
] 800 strokes. or am estimated amount OF
ISL Hos. OF steam. The electric engines
were run all the time of the test anu Illlne
am average of PIG revolutions per minute:
am estimated amount of a.-Sl.5 lbs On
steam. DeductinE these two from tuc
amount of feed water. we have remaining
as the amount used 10y the pump proper
gI 10 IBIS of steam. The total load ON the
plungcrs during the test was l2-HN f-3'"0
foot lbs. Multiplying this hy LOCO as per
the guarantee aud dividing by The
amount OF water used. we nave uuty Of
l-3.97O.o0O foot Ibs. per 1000 lbs. OF water.
Respectfully yours.
JAMES II. HARLOW & CO.,
Consulting Engineers.
Tn lieu of an the facts and tests made.
We think IL would Doe uuwise % abandon
the use OF gas for fuel 200 the pumping sta
tion as long as gas can Dee procured az the
present price. being % saving OF over S3,VO
per year for the city.
Respectfully,
THE CITY WATER BOARD.
Per John II. SchclIhise, Secretary