BURNING UP SMOKE
AIR-JETS THAT SAVE WASTE Smokeless steam locomotives have now been introduced on U.S. railroads as the result of air-jet installations that cause the unburned gases in the firebox to ignite rather than wastefully go up the chimney in smoke. Emitting streams of air over the- fire at high velocity, the jets force the unburned gases to mix with the air and thus become more inflammable. When installed in a locomotive, air jets eliminate the engine's smoke within five seconds. The device was developed by engineers of the Bituminous Coal Institute, a U.S. soft coal research centre.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 307, 28 December 1944, Page 2
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