Calendar: 1886-1887 Page 420

420 evening classes 37 FUELS THEIR USES AND ECONOMY Day and Hour of Attendance-Monday from to This course will include the subjects required for the City and Guilds of London Institute Examination in Fuel Syllabus Introduction Definition and general classification of Fuels Heat produced by chemical combina- tion Heat measurements and units Transmis- sion of Heat in solids liquids and gases Laws of chemical combination General effects of Heat on inorganic matter and on organic sub- stances with and without the presence of air II Combustion Oxidation Ignition Combustion Flame Combustion of gaseous liquid and non- volatile solid fuels Products of Combustion HI Calorific Power and Intensity Amount of heat evolved during combustion by various fuel stuffs Evaporative Power Temperature of Combustion Conditions influencing Calorific Power and In- tensity Calculation of theoretical Calorific Power and Intensity of Fuels from their known composition Comparison of theoretical with actual results IV Wood Composition of Wood objections to its use as Fuel Charcoal Effect of Carbonizing Wood at various temperatures Charcoal burning in heaps and in kilns Properties and uses of the resulting pro- duct Ash of Charcoal VI The Transition of Cellulose mosses wood &c into Peat Lignite Bituminous and Anthracitic Coals VII Peat Occurrence digging and preparation of Peat for the market Properties and uses of the various qualities Peat Charcoal