1948-07-14 — Page 12

Looking into one of No. 12 Boiler furnace rear doors, The view shows a part of the 38 ft. wide incandescent bed of burning coal.

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As the fuel is carried by the travelling grate to the rear the furnace, it is completely consumed and the ash automatically quenched and conveyed away from the boiler.

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Old fuel heating and pumping equipment for No. 11 and 12 boilers. The

all fuel storage tanks, adjacent to the Power Station have a capacity of over 2000 tons.

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A Boller Control Panel. The Instruments shown here enable the operator to ascertain the

pressure and temperature of the steam; the rate of generation and the total 'quantity of steam generated. From them he; can also check the quantity of air

• being supplied by the fans to the fuel and the temperature of the gazed at the various parts of the boiler.

~A- view -of-the-boiler-feed-pump-bay-showing-three-of the-feed· pumps.*~*~* "hese pumpe deliver water to the boiler economisers at a pressure of 550 lbs.

· per square inch and at a temperature of approximately 260°F.

A view showing the oil fuel burners of the International Combustion Company's 'No. 11' Boller of 120,000 lbs. per hour evaporative capacity.". This boiler, was originally designed for coal burning, but was later converted to all firing.

No. 7 Metropolitan Vickers Turbo Alternator, 12500 Kilowatte-Maximum" continuous rating.

This machine, was put out of action by British Military personnel in December 1941 so effectively, that the Japanese were unable to repair it. Replacements parts were sent from England, and it was put into operation again in July 1947,

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