Excerpt from Modern Steam Boilers: Their Construction, Management and Use; A Practical Handbook for Marine and General Engineers, Steam Users, and Students in Engineering Colleges and Technical Institutes This book has been written in the hope that it will prove of' service to Steam Users, Marine and General Engineers, and students in Engineering Colleges. Boiler Construction and Management, Heat and Fuel, Steam Generation, Feed Water, and allied subjects have been dealt with, and an attempt has been made to illustrate fully and give typical examples of all the principal i'varieties of boilers at pre sent in everyday use on land and sea. The evaporative power and other important particulars of the various classes of boilers are given, and these should be of use to Steam Users and others desiring such information. The aim throughout has been to deal with the subject in a_ practical manner, and to eliminate, as much as possible the purely theoretical calculations and problems. Difficult formula) and higher mathematics have been avoided, in order that the average practical engineer should be able to use the book as a guide and a means of reference. It is to be understood that the London County Council accept no responsibility for any Opinions or conclusions appear ing in this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.