Oil Burning

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Early Combustion Methods for Fuel Oil....Pages 3-3
Early Development in Russia....Pages 4-7
Early Development of Oil Burning in America....Pages 8-10
Early Development in Western Europe....Pages 10-15
Period of Coordination in Development....Pages 16-23
Historical Development of Domestic Oil Burning....Pages 23-29
Recent Development of Domestic Oil Burning....Pages 29-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Introduction....Pages 41-43
The Physical Properties of Fuel Oil....Pages 44-52
Chemical Properties of Fuel Oil....Pages 52-61
Commercial Grades....Pages 61-63
Theories of Combustion of Fuel Oil....Pages 64-72
Combustion of Hydrocarbons Taken as a Process Composed of Two Extremes: Viz. Aldehydeous and Carbonic Combustion....Pages 73-83
Discussion of Various Oil Flame Types Occurring in Practice....Pages 83-88
Discontinuous Oil Flames in Engines....Pages 88-95
Continuous Oil Flame....Pages 95-98
Seven Stages of the Oil Burning Process....Pages 98-126
Quantitative Controls of the Combustion Process....Pages 127-141
Qualitative Controls of the Combustion Process....Pages 141-147
Catalysis and Surface Combustion....Pages 147-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Systems of Classification....Pages 153-157
Vaporizing Burners Comprising Open Systems under Atmospheric Pressure....Pages 158-169
Vaporizing Burners Comprising Closed Systems under Pressures above Atmospheric Pressure....Pages 169-176
Preparing the Oil by Gasification without using Auxiliary Means....Pages 177-185
Mechanical Pulverization on the Dynamic Principle....Pages 185-227
Mechanical Pulverization on the Kinetic Principle....Pages 227-236
Preparing the Oil by Means of Steam Directly Generated by the Oil Burner Itself....Pages 236-242
Preparing the Oil for Combustion by Means of Steam Generated by a Foreign Source....Pages 242-247
Preparing the Oil for Combustion by High or Medium Pressure Air....Pages 248-249
Preparing the Oil for Combustion by Means of Low Pressure Air....Pages 250-257
Preparing the Oil for Combustion by Means of Flue Gases....Pages 257-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
The Future of Oil Burning. A Forecast....Pages 261-262
Burners Required for Domestic Oil Burning....Pages 263-264
Domestic Oil Burners and their Range of Regulation....Pages 265-284
Development of Automatic Domestic Oil Burners for Heavier Fuels....Pages 284-289
Future Development of the Fire Pot Type....Pages 289-292
Influence of Water Vapour on Carbon Troubles....Pages 292-297
Natural Draught Burners....Pages 298-304
Range Burners....Pages 304-310
Suggestions for Burners Based on Thermostatic Control of the Vaporizer Temperature....Pages 310-314
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
On the Cost of Oil Burning....Pages 314-320
Erratum to: Combustion of Hydrocarbons Taken as a Process Composed of Two Extremes: Viz. Aldehydeous and Carbonic Combustion....Pages 339-339
Erratum to: Discontinuous Oil Flames in Engines....Pages 339-339
Erratum to: Mechanical Pulverization on the Dynamic Principle....Pages 339-339
Back Matter....Pages 321-337