Refuse destructors : with results up to present time / [Charles Jones].

  • Charles Jones
Date:
1894
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    later Mr. Fryer (of the firm of Manlove, Alliott and Fryer) came upon the scene of action, and arranged with the Corporation of Manchester for a trial of his furnace—this would he about the year 1878—and which he called the “ Destructor.” This trial was sufficiently suc- cessful to induce the authorities to have another erected, and in a very short period they had no less than three large Destructors at work upon Fryer’s patent. Birmingham, Leeds, and Bradford fol- lowed suit; and the next firm which appears upon the list is that of Pearce and Lupton, of Bradford, who invented a furnace for which many advantages were claimed (some of these very advantages having recently been re-introduced) ; but although certain improvements were made, and a fair amount of refuse burnt, the trial was abandoned. The most ingenious invention at this time was from a foreman in the employ of the Leeds Corporation, whose name was Pickard; many of the points noticeable about this contrivance were very admirable. He seems to have realised the difficulties which beset an apparatus of this class ; but from some cause or other—probably want of means—was unable to carry them to perfection, and, so far as he was concerned, the matter died out. To some who will read this pamphlet a description of the principles of the Destructor may be unnecessary and appear almost like a repetition : at the same time I feel that as there are many, both in England and abroad, to whom a detailed description may be acceptable, I will endeavour to describe them fully, bringing the said description up to date as far as possible. Fryer’s Destructor. {Plate No. 2.) 1 he cells, as shown on diagrams, are constructed to represent any number of cells built back to back, and give the internal arrange- ments of the flues, feeding hoppers, furnace-doors and fire-bars, or the cells may be built side by side, as at Ealing. The disposition of the cells, either one way or the other, is simply a matter dependent upon the site, the number, and the convenience of the situation. It will be seen that each cell constitutes a separate furnace, consisting of a cavity enclosed by a reverberatory arch lined with fire-bricks. The cell is supplied with a hearth for the reception of the material to be consumed, from which it passes into the furnace proper. The fire- bars are placed in a slanting position in order to favour the passage
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