Modern Gasworks Practice

INDEX 801 Candle power, effect of Stripping on 423, 732 of carburetted water gas, 420, 736 of coal gas, 419, 736, 738 of methane, 402 of various hydrooarbons, 402 Cannel coal, -362 Capacity, rules for (see under eaoh piece of apparatus), 17 Capital expenditure, on gasworks and plant, 15, 24, 32 on various buildings, 51, 52 Carbon, calorific power of, 62 combustion of, 62, 65, 692 in coal, 357, 384 Carbon dioxide, evolved from coal, 381, 385 in coal gas, 412, 420, 422, 570, 736, 738 in complete gas, 757 in gas liquor, 505 in primary coal gas, 415 in producer gas, 64, 66 in waste gases, 64, 430 in water gas, 736, 738 in wet purification, 501 test for in gases, 130 Carbon disulphide (see under Sulphur Com- pounds), 393, 422, 501, 506 , 594 Carbon monoxide, as gaseous fuel, 70 calorific power of, 402 equilibrium, 65, 693 evolved from coal, 381, 385 in coal gas, 412, 420, 422, 736, 738 in complete gas, 757, 759, 769, 770 in primary coal gas, 415 in producer gas, 62, 64, 68 in water gas, 430, 694, 716, 719, 736, 738 test for in fumace gas, 130 Carbonization, complete, 756 continuous, 109, 145 degradation during, 386, 401 effect of atmosphere on, 393 gaseous thermal yield from, 365 heat balance of, 139 heavy charges and, 418 length of period of, 389, 396 liquor from, 392 primary products of, 381 priiiciples of, 380 products of, 398 thermal balance of, 138 thermal efficiency of, 759 thermal nature of, 140 temperature of, 63, 411, 433, 434 Carburetted water gas (see under Water Gas) Carpenter, C., condenser, 444, 451 on condensation, 449 on exhausting, 500 sulphur purification, 610 Cast retorts, 211 Catalysis, development of in gas industry, 616 in dry purification, 373, 610 in water gas process, 695 resulting from ash constituents, 697 Cellulose, 356, 360 “ Central ” system of vertical retorts, 178 Chains for cranes, 307 Chamber ovens, Darwen, 189 Munich, 187 Norwich, 192 Chamotte, 195 Chaney, W., 117 Charging and discharging machines, 280 Arrol Foulis, 283 de Brouwer, 288, 290 Drake’s, 292, 295 Fiddes Aldridge, 295 Guest Gibbons, 299 Hunter Barnett, 285 Nerriére, 303 various types, 282 Williams MacPhee, 286 Cheltenham liming process, 391 Chequer bricks, 216 Chinmey, area for retort settings, 86 cost of, 103 Christopher condenser, 447 Ciselet and Deguide’s liquor process, 538 Claus, kiln, 534 liquor process, 533 Cliff, A., 220 Clinker, abrasion from, 216 automatic removal of, 120, 726 constituents as a catalyst, 697 curtailment of, 67 effect of, 67 effect of steam on, 68 formation of, 142 in water gas plant, 722 machines for removing, 304 preventing fluxing of, 68 special grates and, 67, 84, 726 Coal, amount of stock, 18 analysis of, 361 ash in, 361, 366 calorific power of, 358 calorific power recovered from, 365 cannel, 362 carbon in, 384 charges, light and heavy, 418 charging machines, 281 complete carbonization of, 756 composition of, 355 Constitution of, 355, 358 conveyors, 3C9 cost of handling plant per ton of, 24 dealing with burning, 375 3f