| Thomas William Booker - 1848 - 86 pages
...estimating the remainder as Carbon. This Carbon multiplied by its heating power, 13268, and divided by 965.7 or the latent heat of steam, indicates the number...striking exceptions, which might have been expected, they on the whole show that the work capable of being performed by the Coke alone, is actually greater... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1852 - 258 pages
...the remainder as carbon. This carbon multiplied by its heating power, 13,268, and divided by 965'7, or the latent heat of steam, indicates the number...the combustible volatile ingredients of the coal. The whole system of manufacturing coke is at present very imperfect. Besides losing the volatile combustible... | |
| Andrew Ure - 1856 - 1140 pages
...carbon ; this carbon multiplied by its heating power, 13268, and divided by 965-7, or the latent he»t of steam, indicates the number of pounds of water...could evaporate without the aid of the combustible ingredients of the coal. These results are placed in column 3. of Table 6. (see next page), in juxtaposition... | |
| 1848 - 652 pages
...present, 13268, and divided by 9657 or the latent heat of steam, indicates the number of pounds ot water which the coke by itself could evaporate, without...striking exceptions, which might have been expected, they on the whole show that the work capable of 1 1 1 Coals. ' Scotch Coals. Patent Fuel*. ;Name of... | |
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