Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-10
PROBLEMS Of ECONOMY and FOR
EQUIPMENT RETIREMENT DISCUSSED
First Session OF Min Engineers Hears Papers and General Dis
cissOn of Subjects Presented Follows Eectifcaon and
Oil Burning as Fuel are Subjects Of Especial Interest
Coast Objects to Size of Grains

the insurance, and careful inspection
once season viii 90 far toward safe
guarding this portion OF the factory.
The other important safeguard
would be the installation Of boilers OF
sectional construction Of the water.
tube type which are so designed that
serious explosion Is impossible nn.
less the boilers are grossly Neglected.
The pressure parts IN the direct path
OF the hot gases are all made ND OF
tubes. so that, in the event Of runture.
the flow OF steam and water Is neces-
sarily through CONSTRUCTED area and
no sudden explosion can occur. The
drums are OF comparatively small al.
ameter, and so placed that shey are
not subject to the hot gases, and there
Is practically no possibility Of burn
ing or injuring them.
OIL As Auxiliary Fuel
ION burning In the ordinary sense
OF the word is a simple matter. Il
can readily be burned III almost anv
style Of furnace ana IN Combination
with any other fuel, Ordinarily the
essentials are steam for Admiration
and sufficiency OF afr TO complete
combustion.
on burning was first carefully ar
perimented with IN 1903. and from
that date until the present time con-
slant improvement has been made
along these lines. The past few wears.
with the Increasing price OF fuel. have
laid particular stress on this question
until at present oil Is burned. on the
whole. more effectively than any bther
fuel.
1T was at one time generally be.
lieved that the particular type al
burner employed had a great deal TO
DO with the results obtained. and. Is
consequence. nearly every one con-
nected with oil BURNING patented an
oil burner, for which wonderful results
were claimed. As q matter Of fact.
the burners, as far as the heat llbef.
ated by the oil is concerned. are on
an equal basis, the only difference
being IN the steam consumption and
operating qualities Of the various
types. BY stating that they are Oh
an equal basis, II Is not meant that
they viii operate IN the same farnecs
equally we'll but with slight altefa.
tions IN any furnace II may be adapted
70 pfaetiealiy an standard types ii
burners.
lcoast Makes Saving
IL - surprising to note that even
I'm the so-called well.fekuiatea hover
plants on the Pacific coast. the aver
age excess air Is between 50 and IS
per cent This. 1t will be noted. Is
under conditions Of careful firing with
experienced superintendent. II il
safe to assume that the majority 81
the oil burned IN these Islands a
burned with an excess OF al. nearer
200 per cent than 100 per cent.
"A large amount Of this OIL Is burn.
ed IN bagasse furnaces where The
supply OF afr Is practically unc0n.
trolled and where the proper control
OF the afr Is impossible. on can not
De burned in baeasse furnace tf
fectively, nor can Il be burned n con.
junction with bagasse without result
Ing In criminal waste 81 fuel Where
u Is necessary to burn oil IN con.
junction with bagasse. the boiler
should be equipped with 4 furnace FOR
burning oil only, and even though the
boiler Is idle part Of the season. the
saving Of oil IN one Or two seasons
win more than eompehsate Tor anr
addlLlonal boiler power required
With oil at the present high price.
the very best type Of boiler and fur.
mace can well be afforded. and the
saving that can be ACCOMPLISHED b.
the proper and careful burning of OH
IN the factory should be given close
attention.