The disposal of municipal refuse . estimate with the figures as published. The tests of destructors vary in amount of water evaporatedfrom about J pound to 2 pounds per pound of mixed refuse. The rubbish furnaces described in this chapter are notsuited for burning mixed refuse. The mixed-refuse destructorsare generally divided into cells, each of which is independentof the others although each may connect to a smoke-flue com-mon to all. The grates are between 30 and 42 square feet inarea, and are seldom over 6 feet in depth, to facilitate stoking. Fig. 68 illustrates the ground plan of the des
The disposal of municipal refuse . estimate with the figures as published. The tests of destructors vary in amount of water evaporatedfrom about J pound to 2 pounds per pound of mixed refuse. The rubbish furnaces described in this chapter are notsuited for burning mixed refuse. The mixed-refuse destructorsare generally divided into cells, each of which is independentof the others although each may connect to a smoke-flue com-mon to all. The grates are between 30 and 42 square feet inarea, and are seldom over 6 feet in depth, to facilitate stoking. Fig. 68 illustrates the ground plan of the destructor plantin Hamburg, Germany, which was erected in 1895. Thereare thirty-six cells, operated by air-blasts from electric are four boilers, aggregating about 360 Fig. 69 illustrates the ground plan of the Refuse DestructorWorks and Sewage Sludge Pressing Installation, HackenSewage Works, Bolton, England. The plant contains eightdestructor cells, operated by a blast fan. There are two PRACTICAL IXCI^^ERA Tioy 171. Fig. 68.—Refuse-destructor Plant. Hamburg, Germany, I
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