Electrochemical and metallurgical industry . and steel plants. The high power gas engine isbeing introduced in the largest plants in England, Germany,Austria and other Continental countries, directly for powerpurposes as well as for generating electrical energy for light-ing, power and chemical processes. Thus, two 250-hp. Deutzdouble-acting, single-cylinder engines, direct connected tocontinuous current electric generators, . have recently beeninstalled at the chemical works at Kalk, near Cologne, Ger-many. In large chemical works gas producers are frequently em-ployed for supplying the fuel,
Electrochemical and metallurgical industry . and steel plants. The high power gas engine isbeing introduced in the largest plants in England, Germany,Austria and other Continental countries, directly for powerpurposes as well as for generating electrical energy for light-ing, power and chemical processes. Thus, two 250-hp. Deutzdouble-acting, single-cylinder engines, direct connected tocontinuous current electric generators, . have recently beeninstalled at the chemical works at Kalk, near Cologne, Ger-many. In large chemical works gas producers are frequently em-ployed for supplying the fuel, for high power gas engines inthe electric power stations, the economy of the entire installa-tion being equal to,„or better, it is claimed by prominent engi-neers, than the best steam engine power house I shows a gas producer plant of io,ooo-hp. capacityerected at the Castner-Kellner Alkali chemical worksat Runcorn. This installation was furnished by the Power-Gas Corporation. Ltd., of London, and is used for furnace. FIG. I.—GAS PRODUCER PLANT. work as well as for supply gas for a number of Koerting gasengines, each having a capacity of 700 B. H. P. Another large gas producer plant has recently been in-stalled by the same company at the steel works of WilliamBeardmore & Co., of Glasgow, Scotland. The ultimate ca-pacity of this installation will be 200 tons per day, but at thepresent only five producers are in operation. The gas is usedfor the steel furnaces as well as to drive Koerting and Oechel-hauser gas engines of 1000 and 500 B. H. P. each. Gas producers are necessary at iron and steel works forsupplying fuel to gas engines when the waste blast furnacegases are not adequate for providing sufficient power, butat present high power gas engines utilize these waste gasesextensively, and with the greatest of economy. Fig. 2 showsa 300-hp. single-cylinder, double-acting Deutz gas enginedriving a direct-current generator at the power plant of theLauchham
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