Science for beginners . Fig. underfeed furnace. 92 THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF liEA^T distillation of the volatile matter takes place. By means ofa damper in the coking chamber door, sufficient air can beadmitted and a sufficiently high temperature may be main-tained in the combustion chamber to burn the volatile mattercompletely (Figs. 68 and 69).. Fig. 71.—Showing the feed cylinder tilted forward and filled withcoal. The apron closes the opening in the center of the grate throughwhich the coal is forced upward into the fire box. In the underfeed furnace, fresh coal is introduced at thebottom o
Science for beginners . Fig. underfeed furnace. 92 THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF liEA^T distillation of the volatile matter takes place. By means ofa damper in the coking chamber door, sufficient air can beadmitted and a sufficiently high temperature may be main-tained in the combustion chamber to burn the volatile mattercompletely (Figs. 68 and 69).. Fig. 71.—Showing the feed cylinder tilted forward and filled withcoal. The apron closes the opening in the center of the grate throughwhich the coal is forced upward into the fire box. In the underfeed furnace, fresh coal is introduced at thebottom of the fire bed. Distillation of the volatile mattertakes place therefore at the bottom of the fire, where theoxygen supply may be more abundant than on top of the
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