On the utilisation of the water of condensation from steam pipes and cylinders / by Peter Fyfe.

  • Fyfe, Peter.
Date:
1890
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Credit: On the utilisation of the water of condensation from steam pipes and cylinders / by Peter Fyfe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    On the Utilisation of the Water of CondeimUion from Skam Pipes and Cylinders. By Mr Peter Fyfk. (see plate II.) deceived and Bead 19th November, 1889. The subject of the utilisation of the water of condensation in its practical aspect came before me towards the end of 1886, in con- nection with the treatment and washing of the city's infected clothing at the wash-house, Belvidere. For the years 1885 and 1886, I observed that each article of clothine; under treatment took in the former 3-9 lbs. of coal, and in the latter 4-3 lbs. of coal, which for 32.5,128 articles in the one and 281,456 articles in the other, meant a consumption of 4S1 and 454 waggons of coal respectively. I got the drying stove reconstituted and divided, and, for the purpose of saving all the hot water of condensation, designed a return steam trap, Avhich I will have the honour of explaining to the Institute. The improvements instituted at Belvidere effected in the follow- ing year a saving of 1'33 lbs. of coal per article over the year 1885, r73 lbs. of coal per article over the year 1886, and last year this rate of saving per article was very slightly increased. AVhen our Secretary, therefore, asked me about a month ago if I would undertake to submit a short paper to this Society, I thought