The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31

tank. By applying the above calculation. |
We note that one barred of oil will ynporze !
: : IL. tons Of water e1qiixy9lent to 1872 boiler |
calculation and observe that the cost OF
cyaporatng one boiler horse power OF water
would be 5000 7 mills.
At the Worlds Columbian exposition n
boiler horse power was developed with
cost for oil Of S,0o5i, and with the labor
added tine cost Of boiler horse power
was only SOOGi These tigureS of cost are
based on oil nj II Ia cents per barrel de.
llNered I'm the boiler room As this plant
was an exhibition one, the item of cost
especially that OF labor was not as care
tullN looked after rs would be expected In
commercial plant, where, If the boiler
horse pawer developed aggregated 5000 or
more horse power the item of labor per
horse power could he scarcely computed
~ ono man win easily operate a plant of
thus magnitude twelve hours ner diem
From these observations We may readily
summarize the results MS follows: One
wood and one pound Of oil X equal To two
pounds Of coal, or four pounds of wood and
one pound Of wood Is equal to one -half
p"uhd OF coal or onofourth pound Of oil.
The next question that may reasonably
be taken into consideration is; what are
the component parts of fuel oil plant?
a first-class Installation for the handling,
controlling and burning of fuel OIL con
with screw top vapor proof manhOle and
cover, all tho necessary flauges, both single
and double Sockctcd for pipe connection,
float and Indicator for the determination
OF the amount Of oil in storage at any time.
coils Tor heating the OIL "A tank ear coupling
with hose and attachment for unloading
ear into storage tank; fuel oil burners or
atomlzers for yapurizing the OIL tuyeres for
NJ IN m ST N IN
combustion, aud suitable fire brick blocks;
medium for conducting the oil from the
storage tank to the oil burners. This me
dlum TO consist OF duplex pumps of suitable
size ana design, to easily handle the OIL
means OF freeing the oil from all mcchan-
lcJl impurities, heating IL 10 Il desired tenn
ptNtute and delivering under constant
pressure aud uniform dow. The medium
Shoulu he controlled In such manner that
| ouly the requisite amount of oil desired
should be handled, and sufficiently flexible
10 pump this oil 10 one oil burner OF any
number within It's capacity, without The
useless expenditure Of single atom or
! ruerEN rae combustion chamber of boiler
should he arranged with fire brick SO thut
the Incoming mir may be heated 10 the re
CURED temperature, that the flame may be
retarded, uftusCd aud distributed ana the
velocity of the tame impeded. When 1t Is
understood whore boilers are fired with
on the atomlZing agent Is invariably
steam, aud that steam travels ut the enor-
nous velocity - 100 feet per second, We
may readily observe how absolutely neces-
sarN and essential II Is to retard this vel
ociy. In high pressure system, the steam
Is used for conducting and distributing the
name, Tho furnace distributes 'hc heat 50
that same will not be concentrated or 10
cMisrd thereby avoiding the danger Of
burning nny part of the boiler, Firally. the
necessary pipe valves ana fittings fot tho
connecting OF the various appliances above
referred 70 viii constitute and form fuel
oil plant of the highest type We devised.
We can not pass this point without calling
special attention 10 the oil burner or atom
lzer, As above stated. the atomiziag agent
being entirely OF steam, the necessity OF
On economical consumption OF steam In tho
burner is very apparent and tho successful
al burner Is the one that viii vaporize the
greatest amount of oil with the least OK
penditure of energy.
We have. conducted experiments for the
purpose or determining the amount ot
steam necessary TO atomize sufficient
quantity of oil 20 develop the capacity Of
the boiler 90 which the oil burner was
attached. and have observed that II re
onlres from . 10 II per cent Of the entire
product Of the boiler 70 perform this duty.
u Is therefore vcrv essential that this fc1-
trre ~ fuel oil eqvlpment should he
carefully scrutlnized II the probable user