The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-16

DAN IiNA4NClOCOt OtteulDGl f.
AS an offset to the continued ever
production of petroleum in California
and the consequent lowering of the
prices comes the work of the investor
to increase the consumption OF rhe
output. The eyes of manufacturers
and shipping men all over the world
are turned to the work of the Diesel
engine, which bids fair to suppiant
caol-generated power all the world
over. While the new engine will Ie-
duce the quantity of oil use for steam
ing purposes, it's general Introduction,
which seems to be a foregone cOnclu-
sion, will vastly increase the total
consumption of fuel petroleum. A
letter from Client, Belgium, gives tse
following information
1.-TWO types are being buiit-one FOR
stationary engines and the other for
marine work-both very important.
The stationary type consumes 200
grammes of oil 10000 calories or 49,
900 B. T. U.)-the Kern river oil be-
ing about 1880 B. T. Upper brake
horsepower an hour; this is the eff
fective horsepower. The best steam
plants use about % pounds or good
coal The marine type uses z2O
grammes of oil per brake horsepower
300 grammes-.441 pounds 220
grammes-.4S5 pounds or, say, rough
ly a half pound for the marine type.
Of the stationary type there are 1875
engines running, producing $1,000
horsepower. Most of the European
boundaries are acknowledgement
with 1900 horsepower India has 49,
900 horsepower, South America some
through Roumania in generating 1900
horsepower, so you see the station
airy type is a success. Now as to the
marine type:
THE Deutch American line of Ham
burg is building an 8000-ton tank
steamer and is putting in an 1900
brake-horse-power engine built by the
Carels-Diesel Company of Client. It
will be running in about six months
and will carry oil from Philadelphia
to Hamburg The United States Gov
eminent is about to order an engine
for a cruiser, and European govern
ment is building a war cruiser and
putting in a Carels-Diesel engine.
member of the British Admiralty told
the Carels-Diesel people that if the
engine would do what they claimed
that a dreadnought war ship carrying
a crew of 900 men could be run with
6OO-that the ship could be built Cor
less money and that these were only
a few more advantages of such an
engine. Men are getting scarce to
man the ships, and the economy In
men will compel the adoption of en-
giens of this type.
Using a 5OOO-ton ship as a basis, an
English estimate gives ten per cent
profit on the capital invested in the
ship, this profit being solely the saw
ing in the cost of oil fuel as compared
with that of coal In this estimate
coal is figured at $4.56 per 22O)
pounds and oil residue at Sl2 per 1900
pounds. This would be about S1.9O
per barrel so that it may be readily
perceived that a great saving would
be effected on the Pacific Coast with
CHEAP oil against high priced coal and
high priced labor. Another adyant-
age of the new engine is that the tre
risks on a steamer using Carols
Diesel engine is very much less than
on a steamer burning coal or oil IN
der boilers. There is no possibility Of
fire being started from the engine,
These engines are more economical
in the field in running a compressor
plant for pumping or an electric pow
er plant. The generator is put on the
engine shaft and in one minute from
the time of starting the engine the full
load of electricity is on the line IN
large units, 1900 horsepower ana
more. Water power plants will not be
dDle 10 tOulptlt ulllNSS NliN iAis'N''i''''
is very cheap. This engine is heavier
than a steam engine of like power, but
is very simple in its working parts,
Gasoline Demand Increasing.
The demand for gasoline Is CON
stantly on the increase, and this con
dition has opened the eyes OF oil
operators to the point that may be
obtained by going into the manufact-
ure of this useful by-product
The Pacific Gasoline Company is
making gasoline from natural gas in
the Birch we'll near Fullerton, Cal, at
the rate of 1000 gallons per day the
product being sold to the Union oil
Company This is the first plant of the
kind operated in California.
Expensive and modern machinery