FEiiNw.Ri PRODUCER-GAS TESTS. 89 
Gas jtroduced, cubic feet i reduced to standard 
Total 775, 500 
Per Ik >ur 18, 1 >5l I 
I 'er [ >< mnd coal consumed in producer 58. 1 
Per pound dry coal consumed in producer GO. 4 
Per pound combustible consumed in producer 64. 5 
Per pound equivalent coal used by producer plant 52. 9 
Per pound equivalent dry coal used 1 >y producer plant 55 
Per pound equivalent combustible used by producer plant 58. 9 
Horsepower developed. 
Average electrical horsepower available for outside purposes 192. 6 
Average electrical horsepower developed at switch board 200. (> 
Average brake horsepower f available for outside purposes 22(i. (i 
Average brake horsepower | developed at engine 235. 5 
■ Coal consumed in producer, pounds per horsepower per hoar. 
Per electrical horsepower available for outside purposes.. 
Per electrical horsepower developed at switch board 
Per brake horsepower f available for outside purposes 
Per brake horsepower f developed at engine 
Equivalent pounds used by producer plant per electrical 
horsepower available for outside purposes 
Equivalent pounds used by producer plant per electrical 
horsepower developed at switch board 
Equivalent pounds used by producer plant per brake 
horsepower! available for outside purposes 
Equivalent pounds used by producer plant per brake 
horsepower! developed at engine 
Coal as 
fired. 
Dry coal. 
1.61 
1. 55 
1. 55 
1.49 
1.37 
.1.32 
1.32 
1.27 
1.77 
1.71 
1.71 
1.64 
1.51 
1.45 
1.45 
1.40 
Combus- 
tible. 
1.45 
1.40 
1 . 23 
1:19 
1 . 59 
L.53 
L.35 
L.30 
Average composition of coal and gas 
coal.* Per cent. 
Vloisture 3. 76 
Volatile matter 33. 45 
fixed carbon 53. 29 
Ash 9.50 
fedphur 
.86 
GAS BY volume. Per cent. 
Carbon dioxide 8. 16 
Oxygen 10 
Carbon monoxide 16. 65 
Hydrogen 7. 20 
Methane 5. 64 
Nitrogen 62. 21 
00.99 
g| The Alabama No. 2 is a c/ean, hard coal, which was fed in 1 to 1^ 
o|nch lumps, and worked well in the producer. It did not cake exces- 
f Based on an assumed efficiency of 85 per cent for generator and belt. 
* All coal analyses given in this report were made under the direction of Prof. N. W. Lord, and they 
fljrill appear in his final report. 
