The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-04-09

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WASHINGTON, d. G.. April a.
Tests Of cooking and heating devices
Of all kinds are being made by the
Pittsburg station Of the bureau Of
mines, department of the interior, in
behalf of the United States army.
While these tests are 10 constitute a
comprehensive survey Of the fuels and
fuel appliances for general army re
quirements, the results, which viii
eventually he made public, will be of
value TO all householdcis !. ". Gold.
man, engineer Of tests of the army. in
outlining the aims and purposes Of
the army in this cndcivur. makes the
statement.
"All manufacturers of such standr
ard devices and appliances have heen
asked TO submit their product for
test, n special effort being made to
secure the latest inventions that have
been developed recently for burning
fuel. The apparatus submitted for
test for heating and cooking and
special appliances for mobile field
cooking are to be tested NJ the United
States bureau Of mines experiment
station, Pittsburg. Pa. Standard com
mercial devices for burning coal, oil,
gas, electricity and solidificd alcohol
are being investigated with special
emphasis rs 10 the principles of COM
bustion involved nud coUnpiay Of
operation. For cooSing aud hraiing
devices, with the "kcspiinn. rcthal :,
of house heating conlficed loilrs.
there seems Ia be- virgin field for
investigation Of heat losars. 4 stand
ard army range il used for compare
tive tests ~ to economy Of operation
against other coal burning devices for
cooking. This range was designed by
army engineers for burning various
grades of biiuminous coal.
Gas burning ranges, both light
aud heavy duty for barracks. canton
mcnts, Officers quarters and horpt-
ais, together with the largest size gas
/ fired bake ovens that can be- secured,
firing with both artificial aud natural
gus, are also subject To- special in
vcsiigaiion. In testing gasfired de
vices for cooking special study will be
made nH 10 construction, the proper
| ties of the gases, characteristics of
different types of burners, thcrno-
static control of temperature and do.
iribuiion of heat Ia the ovens, the
comparative fuel consumption of the
top plates and of the oven burners.
with the total resultant fuel cunsump-
iion. The insulation of ovens foe gts
| stoves presents q pon ,hiiiiy al de
| Nolpumcni esp, cinlly Cor control if
oven temperature, ecrnDt.y ui fuel.
and general conditions attend mi win
use of gus cooking devices IN bot.
weather. The question col rocking
with fuel oil Ia army camps dil and.
recently present possibilities, nu' D..
owing Ia the initial cost uf insiallB-
ton of devices for burning oil, u
general fire hazard. this question .s
now held IN nheynnce. The genera
ton of gas from fuel oils from McXi-
can and mid-conlineninl fuels for
making gas for army posts along the.
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and Boz.
some instances IN the Interior where
the mld-eontlnental oils can be- serur
ed, Is now being Investigated as Ia the.
various types of gas generators using
these types of oil AS basic fuel.
"The leading manufacturers uf'
electric cooking and baking ovens.
have submitted appliances for test
Investigations will be made as Ia fuel
consumption, characteristics of hraf-
ing elements of the different stove
and comparative studies of iusulu
tion. II is thought that the electrical
cooking devices present i,sibiliues
of many installations Tor AMY wugh
inasmuch az large majoril : ut army
posts have individual power plants
Tor lighting, These power plants are
ON bank fires during the day, aud 20
Is thought Ia operate these plants ul
a maximum capacity during the dag
for electrical cooking where the totu.
kllowatt load for cooking Is within
the rated kilowatt load of the plant
The manufacturers of solidiiied ul-I
cohol have submitted their fuel tori
tests in cooking ranges, mobile and
immoblle field kitchens, and for port
able food containers. The use of
solidified alcohol by troops provides
a smOkeless, compact fuel, ignitlng
instantly, of special value for troops
in advance oombatiye positions.
"The survey is directed through
the engineering and Standardization
branch of the purchase and storage
division of the general staff, By the
general supplies branch of the army
which is under the quartermaster gen
eral. The purchase and storage divi-I
sion of the army was organized as a
central purchasing department of the
general staff during the war ~ Gen,
| George w. GOethals, the builder of