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HORNSEY.
This Destructor consists of 12 cells of the type known as “Warner's Perfectus ” as
??? by ??? Goddard, ??? & Waner, of Nottingham. The cells are like
fryer's, with ??? different means of charging and controlling the vapour given off.
Each ??? has an opening or hopper capable of holding about 1/3 of a cart-load of
refuse, the top being level with of the futnace. The contents of the hopper are
discharged by means of a wrought-iron lever, worked by hand, projecting through the furnace
Within each forance fine are two dampers, which are closed before the furance doors are
opend for the purpose of clinkering ,so that no cold air is admitted into the flues during that
operations.
Steam and air blaste were fixed used when the cells were first crected, but afterwards
discarded as the work could be done without them; a cremator was also erected bat not used.
About 10,000 tons per annum are dealt with. During June, July and August, the fires
are ??? up each night, butb for the other nine months, work is continuous from 6 a.m. Monday
to 6 p.m. Saturday, Each cell is capable of burning 8 tons per 24 hours.
The temperature in the main flue is 800* F. redused after passing through the boiler to
000* F: The waste heat isutilised for generation steam to drive a 12.H.P. engine which works a
??? and drill; the average pressure of steam in the boiler being 30 1bs. per square inch.
The ??? consists of three in paralell lines, a Babcock boiler being fixed in one, a
??? boiler is another, and thne other acting as abye-pass.
The Bacock boiler was crected with works in 1889,but is not now used: the multi???
boiler was inscreted about two years afterwards and is still work.
The ??? to 25 per cent. in bulk of the burnt and consists of clinker
and ??? which are used for ??? for ??? and for footpaths across filds, and for mortar
??? for their own use.The clinker is ??? sold at 2s. per one-hours load Depot.
It has also been ground, ??? with ??? and made into stats with a Hydranline Press,but
saly a short ??? has been laid.
The ??? is done by ??? the being paid 1s. per 25 cwt. for feeding the
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House,??? and mortar mill ??? two ??? and mortar mill with chimeny.
??? 227 ??? high ???. They are over £10,000