A Practical Manual On Sea Water Distillation
With A Description Of The Necessary Machinery For The Process

__________________________ 238 index. PAGE Feed water, Testing of,................................106, 124 __________________________________________________ Figures for illustrations—see List. Filling cock and pipe, to charge evaporator, . 105, 148 Filtration, Effect of, 3 „ filter on ships, 7 „ „ Form of, . 150, 152 „ „ generally, . 150 „ „in multiple distiller, . 217 Fittings for boiler, . 197, 198 ,, Distiller, . 147 „ Evaporator, 102 Forchhammer’s analysis, sea water, 18 Fresh water, cold for drinking, . 137 „ in multiple distiller, . 174 „ Pump for, . 153, 216 „ warm production, . ’ . • . 135 Frigid zones, salinity of sea water, 21 Fuels—coal, coke, petroleum, gas, &c., .... 53-66 „ Dulong’s experiments, 53 Gained steam and primary steam 42, 43 „ water and primary water, 43, 69, 120, 174 Galvanic action, Effect of, . . 96, 145 Gas, Composition of, 62, 63 „ Cost of using, . 62, 169 Heating power of, 57, 65 „ in towns, Pressure, 63, 04 „ Use of, for heating apparatus, . 167 General outline of distilling apparatus, .... 1 Gold, Traces of, in sea wa+er 19 Crate area, Size of, for boilers, . 196 Har» water, Composition of,................. Heat, Measurement of,_________________________ “ Sensible,” “ Latent,” “ Total,” explanation, units, see B.T.U. (British thermal unit). „ metrical system_____________________ „ Waste cf,................................. Heaters, Construction of, generally, .... „ economy, how obtained from, 15 . . 35 . 32 . 30 . . 31, 40 . 122, 210 115, 118, 119