. Railway mechanical engineer . nstalled in the shop or field. The furnace can belifted by a crane and moved from place to place without the flames. This insures a considerable savingin time Ijoth of the operator in changing connections and incooling and reheating the furnace again. Compressed air, at a pressure of from 80 to 90 lb., drawsthe fuel from the storage tank to the burner. This air isforced into the tank by means of an ordinary automobilepump, a pressure gage on the top of the tank showing theair pressure at all times. In .spite of the fact that fuel isconstantly bei
. Railway mechanical engineer . nstalled in the shop or field. The furnace can belifted by a crane and moved from place to place without the flames. This insures a considerable savingin time Ijoth of the operator in changing connections and incooling and reheating the furnace again. Compressed air, at a pressure of from 80 to 90 lb., drawsthe fuel from the storage tank to the burner. This air isforced into the tank by means of an ordinary automobilepump, a pressure gage on the top of the tank showing theair pressure at all times. In .spite of the fact that fuel isconstantly being drawn out of the tank, with a consequentlowering of the fluid level and enlargement of the air space,the original air pressure still remains adequate to properlyfeed the burner, and only in exceptional cases does the airsupply have to be given extra attention after it has oncebeen taken care of in the morning. The furnace is economical in the use of fuel. It is claimedthat the kerosene consumption, with the furnace operating. Champion Kerosene Burner Furnace. at its Utmost capacity, does not exceed tliree-quarters of agallon an hour. In a 10-hour shift the consumption isseven and one-half gallons. At a wholesale price of 14cents a gallon, the daily cost of fuel would amount to $ non-oxidizing character of the flame permits leaving thework in the furnace for a long period without danger ofburning it or diminishing its size. If necessary a whole keg of rivets can be dumped intotlie hearth of this furnace and preheated. Rivets rfo imme-diate use can be placed directly under the flame of theburner, while the others, already in a semi-heated condition,can be raked in as needed. The Champion Kerosene-Burner furnaces are made in various sizes and provided withone or more burners, depending upon the type of work forwhich thev are intended. (Formerly the RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITIONTirith which the AMERICAN ENGINEER was incorporated) Published on the First Thursday
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