Mexican Fuel Oil

MEXICAN FUEL OIL ----- CONTENTS . hIEXICAN FUEL 01L . l lrogress of Petroleum . . . Oil and Coal . . . . . . Oil for Poiver Production . . . Fuel Oil Analysis ... . . . fhe Increasing ilemand . . . Iesican Oil ... . . . Iroduc tion . . . . . . . . . Refining . . . . . . . . lransport . . . . . . . . Distribution . . . . . . . . Fuel Oil Bullliel-S . . . . . Inland Deliveries . . . . . . Forn-ard Contracts . . . . . . Crude Oil ... . . . . . . GENERAL ADVANTAGES OF FUEL OIL . Uniformity ... . . . Storage . . . . . . Saving in 1. nbour ... Flexibility . . . . . . Absence of Smoke and . Isl cs Facility in Ha ldling ... For Naval Iurposes ... For Alerc i-itile 1ILi1-ine ... 1 - Railn-nys ... . . . For Land Steatn Plallts . . . For Iildustrial Furuaces . . . CHAPTER I11 BURNERS AND SYSTEMS. AIetllods of using Oil for Iower hlodern Burners and Systems Steal11 . . . . . . ... Compressed Air ... . . . Pressure System ... . . . 1 escriptions of Burners - Ker node S team Euri er Icermode Air Jet Burner I ermocle Pressure Burner Vdllsend Homden ... Holdell . . . . Babcock and 17il os, ., AIel-ryweatller ... . . Carbogen . . . . . Thornycroft ... . . . Best ... ... . . . Bald in . . . . . . Aleyer Smith ... . . . White ... . . . . . Von Boclen Ingles . . . IJucal ... S . . ... Fuel Oil Equipnlcilt . . . FUEL OIL AND THE NAVIr. Fuel Oil and the Navy . . . . . . Increased Radius of, Ictioi . . Illcreased Evnporntice Eficienc. . . . Increased Speed ... . . . . . Albse o c f t S moke . . . ... ... . . . Improl ed Steaming l aciiit es . . . Saving in 1, lbour ... ... . . . Constructional ldvailt 5 . g . . e . . . Bunkering ... . . . . . . . . . CHAPrILK i7 . OIL AND THE MERCANTILE MARINE . IncreasedCargo or Passenger Capacity . . . . . . . . . Increased Speed ... ... . . . . . . ... . . . Coal v . Oil Fuel-s. s. Arizona11 . . . . . . . . . Reduction in Costs ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal r . Oil Fuel-Cargo S teamer . . . . . . . . . . . . S. S. San Fraterilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Fuel Oil for Liners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FUEL OIL FOR RAILWAYS . Reduction in Cost and ITeight of Fuel ... ... . . . Coal and Oil Fuel ltesults on Alexican Railway . . . . . Saying in Cost of Handling Fuel ... . . . . . . . . . Increased A11leage o n One Load of Fuel . . . . . . Greater Iower ... . . . . . . . . . . . . Rapid lcljust ne o n f t Fuel to Suit Varying Loads Rapidity in Getting up Steam ... . . . ... . . . Elimination of Fires Caused by Coal-Fired locomotive . . . . . S a . . . a . Absence of Smoke . . . . . . Comparatii-e Result S-Coal 1. . Oil Fuel .--AIezicnil Raiiways ... . . . . . . American Railways ... . . . . . . CHAITLR 1-11 . OIL FUEL FOR LAND STEAM PLANTS . General Advantages ... Electric Ilants ... . . . Oil tor Peak Loads . . . 011 v . Coal ... ... . . Idand Pllnt lests ... Heat Radiators . . . . . Oil-Fired Steal11 Cranes . . . Fuel Oil for Road Vehicles OIL FURNACES . ienernl . clvnnt ages . . . . . l pica1 I clustrin1. lu 1-n a. . a . . . Casc H rdcning . . . . . . ... Rivct I Ic. ltilig ... ... . . . Ilolt and S a t Inking ... . . . -ire ant1 12ollt tl Strip A lnealing ... Forsing ... ... ... . . I I - I ol-gillg . . . . . . . . 13ill tH ccltiilg . . . . . . I olling I c l. ncu. e . . . . . . . . Ty-c Hcnt ing . . . . . . . . . I 1Tittcr F rn lcc . . . ... Clot11 Singeing . . . . . . . . . A l eta1 ALeItir g . . . . . . . . . I l. ass l I el i I hg t a ... ... . . . 1 1lti11gC l- icil F le L II. II . C . . C S Cucs Furiiaccs . . . . . ... Gld s-orks ... ... . . . . . . l ortal l l h c l l 1 1 1. . 5 . . . . . ... APPENDIX . 1 . i t of li11-1 os scfo1r 1 F IIC O il is Used . . . I t I1 . 1. ist of J I l f o c f t u O r il e 1r3su l. net s . . . . ...