. Supplement to Spons dictionary of engineering, civil, mechanical, military, and naval. hamber into lateral flues D, runningtowards the respective ends of the chamber, and communicating by passages E with other lateralflues F. From these flues the gases are conducted through apertures G into flues H, arrangedunderneath, and following a circuitous course towards and from the ends of the chamber, whichflues communicate by means of other apertures I with flues K, formed in the other wall of thechamber. The gases then escape through passages N into the main flue 0, where the gases fromthe whole o
. Supplement to Spons dictionary of engineering, civil, mechanical, military, and naval. hamber into lateral flues D, runningtowards the respective ends of the chamber, and communicating by passages E with other lateralflues F. From these flues the gases are conducted through apertures G into flues H, arrangedunderneath, and following a circuitous course towards and from the ends of the chamber, whichflues communicate by means of other apertures I with flues K, formed in the other wall of thechamber. The gases then escape through passages N into the main flue 0, where the gases fromthe whole of the ovens B unite, and whence they are conducted through flues P and Q into thechimney R, which is situated at the extremity of the series of ovens. By means of this arrangement 422 COKE OVENS. the ovens are heated all round, whilst the gases escaping from the chimney are warm, but neverin an ignited or incandescent condition, so that no smoke is emitted from the ovens during theoperation of carbonizing, and all inconvenience from that source to the locality in which the ovens are situate is obviated. S are doors consisting of plates of iron fitted with refractory material andluted. These doors slide on iron guides, and are operated from above by means of travelling cranesrunning upon rails U laid longitudinally along the top of the oven. The coke is removed by meansof a crane. 939. 939*.
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