. Popular electricity magazine in plain English. ein its thoroughness. Air is suckedin through a special duct on thesecond floor, because airat this altitude has beenfound to be less impurethan at greater air passes througha shower chamberwhere the impuritiesare washed out of itafter the manner of arain shower, and it isthen forced into anotherchamber, where it is sucked through theblinding sheets of a high pressure purified and vitalized, the air passesthrough cooling chambers into a huge fluereaching to the top of the building. Thisflue is divided into two sections of
. Popular electricity magazine in plain English. ein its thoroughness. Air is suckedin through a special duct on thesecond floor, because airat this altitude has beenfound to be less impurethan at greater air passes througha shower chamberwhere the impuritiesare washed out of itafter the manner of arain shower, and it isthen forced into anotherchamber, where it is sucked through theblinding sheets of a high pressure purified and vitalized, the air passesthrough cooling chambers into a huge fluereaching to the top of the building. Thisflue is divided into two sections of wedgeshaped design. The purified air is suckedup through the wedge that has its basebelow and the bad air is sucked outthrough the wedge that has its base aboveon the roof, where powerful motor fansare stationed for this purpose. At eachfloor there are inlets with ducts whichguide the fresh air into the interiors underregulated pressure, whereas the foul air issucked out under the ceiling through ductsconnecting; with the main flue. Thus a eon. 4/r trashing Machines4nc> hfumiOif/er General Scheme of the Sealed Skyscraper stant supply of washed and healthful ait-is being forced into the building withoutcreating drafts, while the foul air develop-ing within rises to the ceiling and is sucket 1out of the building. This system obviatesthe use of windows, which only let in draftand noise and dirt. Independent of the air supply there willbe a hot water heating system insuring inthe coldest days of winter a constant,healthful temperature and no humidity. The power plantwill be all that anengineer could possibly wish for. Morethan $300,000 will be expended on engineer will have a large office, alsospecially ventilated, and the engine roomforce will have lavatories for their own 1270 POPULAR ELECTRICITY and the WORLDS ADVANCE use. There is a fire escape system for themen below, so that they can run out intoa fireproof shaft 40 feet below the base-ment and reach the street wit
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