The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-25
OIL FUEL FOR OUR WARSHIpS.
THOROIGH TEST MADE ~ THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Near Admiral Melville Reviews the Report
~ the Hoard Thst Made the Tests
He says OH Can ne successfully Z sed
on Torpedo BOats and Merchant men.

~ the hoard Tnst Wade the Tests
He says OIL Can ne successfully sed
on Torpedo boats and Merchant men.
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which conducted tben in making a pr.-
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"" uS"Hhood ~ wv su"S'""''oi W OH '"'
coal a. fuel on battleships. armored cruisers
and other large naval vessels for some time
20 come i nj all. although the installation
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purpose OF further experiment.
Congress al its last session Appropriated
s,o an for tho Houid f,el eYperrnents
,rd u;,, m ,dd;,;or,, A. ooo Witch was
""", w" on "'''''oi'' $3.50, VIM" ""o
available there was suficient money at
hand to enable the Navy Department TO
make a thorough practical nvestigation of
his u.,,er which was md ia regarded A.
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W Wv s'V"'-S' "'n."'s "''po' ~''' i"o
board consisted OF Lieutenant commanders
John X. Edwards, Wythe Nj Parks and
Frank n BAILEY all engineers of the naval
.r,.;o. W. horo a;ro, much ,;r,a .nd
wv NV 80
"uen''"h 'o the S,uu! Oh i've hauio iu'I
problem. No such exhaustive tests OF
oil rs a substitute for coal on board marine
s,ea,ners wore ovor cond,cte cd before
m. ,.s,s u.r. r,sdo in n m,cbins .bo,
NJ 80 WI. i""u ~ ~, ~. ''''p
IN warrington "her" ''e WI MY boiet
Works had erected, fire." of cost to the Gov
-rnrnent, A ,horouc hly-eouipped expert
msr,oI,lar, ~, hoi,ar. beipy nj Unhor-
.t.;n das;,u unisorn, G,aIi,y -, al
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'norts TO use niI Instead OF eoai ior engine
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m ,r rtun.s '1 co'nlne,nrn. ID in'
ueooh'9' rN'ilu 'l' ete"iii,ne Id''uS
~ war NS>elS' anu Pe'iin MAXIMUM speed
" l"o' ~. hus ~ ny W. .'e 'en.s
anu ,aIue VI ,Ie iLsh'inB SNIP. ne says
.a,neu W wv tpSper IIi'',n'S mace oy 'he
$500 i'a,a iCC"trn III me d.IVhp, |"
tec on a. tueI. ihtit "aS 700 Ihuoh e1ort
eAeI.eS 70 ouih oI, II! VIZ -at.'I manner
~ c"a' nov IeahHeu, ne auuS'
that we on should De atoinlhed.n II
Impossible 10 completely gasify n"pe-
iore ish''ipn' ana NAV ,he fehSth oil the
luInaN, the ,Noiuihe OF tif COMBUSTION
r , anu .nc caiorliheiric area are
iagrors WiIlch mus ne considered
ihe more the 9uesuoh Is in'esuga'ed'
ne says the more intricate seems the prop
leh vi hucS,hSiuiiy ihstaIihS an OH Iuel
alPnahce on poaIu a Dattie-hip; IL ought
% succrssIui.y u>ed on the torpedo
hoats' ne auos, as well as upon auxiliary
haVal vessels nat steam between regular
"Its. ror tne army transport service
fnght prove desirable, since the supply
:" on couin De maintained AZ the several
'"IniiS ports,
iha eHperlmenls conducted ny me
lih'.ulu uel nparu; homirai Meivllie adds,
nave SHOWN tna' u n now possible TO force
we commission OF me OIL ana that the
SIeatee' evaporation per square loot OF
nea.als surIare secured WIN coal can be
x,eatE etceedeo IN an OIL fuel installation
Oh nocern design. where provision has been
mace Tor atomzing the combustible and
"atihG the ar and OIL. continued expert
inent should therefore he conducted under
,oNernInen! supervision Inc engineering
or mechanical features of the problem
VII nhnonbtediy be solved IN degree