. Supplement to Spons dictionary of engineering, civil, mechanical, military, and naval. opted; but from 2 to 4 horse-power an oven can generally be obtained. These ovens are dis-charged by means of a crane and a ram, which enters at one end of the oven and forces the cokeout at the opposite end. In Figs. 950 to 952 are shown the coke ovens erected in 1872 at the works of the Societe deIEsperance, at Seraing, Belgium; at which place the manufacture of coke is conducted on a verylarge scale, all the small coal which is raised being washed and converted into coke, 300 ovensbeing employed for the
. Supplement to Spons dictionary of engineering, civil, mechanical, military, and naval. opted; but from 2 to 4 horse-power an oven can generally be obtained. These ovens are dis-charged by means of a crane and a ram, which enters at one end of the oven and forces the cokeout at the opposite end. In Figs. 950 to 952 are shown the coke ovens erected in 1872 at the works of the Societe deIEsperance, at Seraing, Belgium; at which place the manufacture of coke is conducted on a verylarge scale, all the small coal which is raised being washed and converted into coke, 300 ovensbeing employed for the purpose. The ovens are built in one block of forty-two, the dimensions ofeach oven being—length, 31 ft. 2 in.; height, 5 ft. 9 in.; and width, 2 ft. 4J in. Fig. 950 is a longi-tudinal section ; Fig. 951 shows an end elevation and a cross section of three ovens; and Fig. 952is a sectional plan on the line abed. The burning gases which are evolved from the coal passthrough the openings A, situated on each side, into the flues B, thence into the main flues 0, and 426 COKE OVENS. 950.
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