On a New Type of Gas-fired Furnace

JSGT_1920 V04 T205-T225 (21 pages)

Following the end of service of a producer gas fired recuperative furnace it was decided not to rebuild the furnace, but as there was an urgent demand for glass, the management decided, at all events as a temporary measure, to reconstruct it, replacing the producers, which were to be cut away entirely, by a Frisbie under-feed grate. This work was carried out in July, 1919, and when the furnace was fired up, it was found to work with astonishing efficiency, and to be extremely easy to handle. It had already been at work for about four months when it was brought to my notice, and I was asked to investigate it.

Morris W. Travers