. The railroad and engineering journal . ieam pump will be the most convenient. The makers give the following hints as to the use of this burner ; For the purpose of starting the burner before steam is at dis-posal, the steam-pump can be fitted with a hand-power attach-ment, but a separate small steam-boiler, or an accumulator,containing a sufficient quantity of oil under pressure, will al-ways be a desirable part of a large oil burner plant. The regulation of the burner—viz., the quantity of oil dis-charge, is had through difference in pressure. Thus, while thepump is set to discharge under a
. The railroad and engineering journal . ieam pump will be the most convenient. The makers give the following hints as to the use of this burner ; For the purpose of starting the burner before steam is at dis-posal, the steam-pump can be fitted with a hand-power attach-ment, but a separate small steam-boiler, or an accumulator,containing a sufficient quantity of oil under pressure, will al-ways be a desirable part of a large oil burner plant. The regulation of the burner—viz., the quantity of oil dis-charge, is had through difference in pressure. Thus, while thepump is set to discharge under a permanent pressure of i50lbs.,the oil inlet to each burner can be so throttled that dischargefrom burner is under 35 lbs. only, thereby reducing the quantity improvements leading to perfect combustion or to maintainflame through long passages, apply with advantage to the burn-ing of oil. equally as with coal firing. The location of the burner depends entirely on the form ofthe furnace and the convenience with which it ran be attached. Fig 3- and operated. It may be fixed horizontal or at an angle withthe direction of the flame, upward or horizontal, through thefront, through the back, or through the side walls. Where the flame has lo e.\tend through flues, as under cylin-der boilers, in heating furnaces, and under evaporating pans, afavorable direction of the flame is readily arranged. Where,however, the fire-box is short, as is the case in boilers of thelocomotive and marine type, or upright tubular, it may be founddesirable to direct the flame against a bank of fire-brick, forbelter distribution In connection with the attachment of an oil burner lo afurnace, pariicular attention should be paid to the location andvolume of air admission. It is well understood that too largean admission, over and above that required for combustion,will cause a lowering of the temperature and a consequent un-economical result There is one feature in the burning of oil, as in the burningof nat
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