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GAS‐FIRED ENAMELING FURNACES WITHOUT MUFFLES 1
Author(s) -
Clark H. H.
Publication year - 1925
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1925.tb17937.x
Subject(s) - muffle furnace , coal , feature (linguistics) , metallurgy , environmental science , waste management , materials science , engineering , chemistry , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy , calcination , catalysis
First attempts to design enameling furnaces reveal unsuccessful results to increase efficiencies. The early attempts to eliminate the undesirable feature of coal‐fired furnaces resulted in building furnaces having high thermal heads, uneven heat distribution and which were costly to maintain. Eventually the intermittent type of enameling furnace was developed. The only possible disadvantage of this type is that speed forks cannot be used. An example of the installation of a semi‐muffle gas‐fired enameling furnace in the plant of the Cribben and Sexton Company, Chicago, is cited. Its principal feature is constant atmospheric conditions accomplished by high pressure gas burners. The design, details, performance data and operating costs are given. A résumé stating the many advantages of gas are appended.