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The Flow of Heat Through Furnace Walls

Description: From Introduction: "This bulletin contains a statement of certain results that will be embodied in a report describing investigations of the combustion of fuel made by the United States Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines in a specially constructed long furnace."
Date: 1911
Creator: Ray, Walter T. & Kreisinger, Henry
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Production of Sponge Iron

Description: From Review of Sponge-Iron Processes: "This review of the development if the sponge-iron process to its present state gives only the important types of furnaces or processes tried."
Date: 1927
Creator: Williams, C. E.; Barrett, E. P. & Larsen, B. M.
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The Smokeless Combustion of Coal in Boiler Furnaces

Description: From Introduction: "The present bulletin not only shows that bituminous coals high in volatile matter can be burned without smoke, but also that large plants carrying loads that fluctuate widely, where boilers over banked fires forced to the capacity of their units, can be operated without producing smoke that is objectionable."
Date: 1912
Creator: Randall, D. T. & Weeks, H. W.
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The Electric Furnace in Metallurgical Work

Description: From Introduction: "This bulletin presents a compilation of such data as seem to be useful for the information of persons who may be interested in the matter. In the application of electricity to metallurgy three kinds of processes are involved, namely, mechanical, thermal, and electrolytic."
Date: 1914
Creator: Lyon, Dorsey A.; Keeney, Robert M. & Cullen, Joseph F.
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Electric Furnaces for Making Iron and Steel

Description: From Introduction: "Some results of the work already done are presented in this bulletin, which gives a historical review of the development of electric furnaces for making iron and steel, and discusses the problems that remain to be solved in the use of electric furnaces for the smelting of iron ores and the production of pig iron at a profit on a commercial scale."
Date: 1914
Creator: Lyon, Dorsey A. & Keeney, Robert M.
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Melting Brass in a Rocking Electric Furnace

Description: From Object of Report: "The object of this paper is to set forth in detail the possibilities and limitations of a rocking electric brass furnace. The general problem of electric brass furnaces is discussed and various types of furnaces are compared only so far as is necessary for the purpose of this report."
Date: 1918
Creator: Gillett, H. W. & Rhoads, A. E.
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Combustion of Coal and Design of Furnaces

Description: From Purpose and scope of Investigations: "The combustion investigations of bureau are carried on in two parts. One part is the study of the process of combustion in the fuel bed as affected by the rate of supplying air through the fuel bed, by the character of the fuel as regards structure and composition, by the thickness of fuel bed, by the method of feeding the coal and the air and by the method of heating the coal. The second part of the investigation is the study of the process of combust… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Augustine, C. E. & Ovitz, F. K.
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Electric Brass Furnace Practice

Description: Report discussing 1) the pertinent information available on what electric furnaces can do to assist prospective users in selecting a furnace that fits their requirements and 2) the gradual evolution of the present commercial types of electric furnaces. Also discusses some of the fundamental principles in the design, construction, and operation of electric furnaces.
Date: July 1922
Creator: Gillett, H. W. & Mack, E. L.
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