Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A furnace in which combustible gas is produced, to be used as fuel in another furnace.
- noun Same as
gas-generator , 2.
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Examples
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ConocoPhillips jumped ahead of the trend in 2005 when it purchased Texas-based gas-producer Burlington Resources Inc. for $35 billion.
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That reduced combustion in the engine, and was manifested in reduced Nf or free-power turbine speed, also in Ng power from the gas-producer turbine, and finally the loss of air volume resulted in increased tailpipe temperature, called T5.
Clear and Present Danger Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1989
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If low-grade fuels in gas-producer engines, or water-power can be used it will be a great aid in conserving coal.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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Thus one-fourth of all our coal is wasted at the mines simply because steam-engines instead of gas-producer engines have been employed.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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"Its use for power is justified on the Pacific coast, if used in gas-producer engines."
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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From two to two and a half pounds will produce one horse-power per hour in gas-producer engines.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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It has been estimated that on an average there was developed from each coal tested in the gas-producer plant two and one-half times the power developed when used in the ordinary steam-boiler plant, and that such relative efficiencies will probably hold good for the average plant of moderate power capacity, though this ratio may be greatly reduced in large steam plants of the most modern type.
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The most promising uses are for fuel, as bedding for stock, as a disinfectant, in briquettes for burning lime, brick, and pottery, in which it is finding a large use, and for which it is said to be particularly well fitted; and most satisfactory of all, its use in gas-producer engines.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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Other researches have resulted in the acquirement of valuable information regarding the distribution of temperature in the fuel bed of gas producers and furnaces, showing a range of from 400° to 1,300° cent., and have thus furnished data indicating specific difficulties to be overcome in gas-producer improvements for greater fuel efficiency.
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Steam uses from five to ten per cent. of the heat-units of coal, gas-producer engines use fifty per cent. and burn a lower grade of coal.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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