ernald.] PRODUCER-GAS TESTS. 109 
Average composition of coal and gas. 
coal. Per cent. 
loisture 33. 71 
r olatile matter 29. 25 
ixed carbon 29. 76 
.sh 7.28 
ulphur 53 
gas by volume. Per cent. 
Carbon dioxide 9. 60 
Oxygen 20 
Carbon monoxide 18. 22 
Hydrogen 9. 63 
Methane 4.81 
Nitrogen 57. 53 
99.99 
Texas No. 2 is a brown lignite that gave highly satisfactory results 
a the producer, yielding a rich, uniform gas and a large amount of 
ellow tar. It is an excellent fuel for producers. 
COAL, WEST VIRGINIA NO. 1; PRODUCER-GAS TEST NO. 3. 
vOal from the mine of the Virginia and Pittsburg Coal Company, Kingmont, W. Va.; tested October 
17, 18, 1904.] 
•uration of test hours. . 24 
otal coal consumed in producer pounds . . 6, 900 
[oisture in coal per cent. . 1. 61 
»ry coal consumed in producer pounds. . 6, 790 
Refuse from dry coal pe v cent. . 6. 24 
otal refuse from coal pounds. . 423. 5 
otal combustible consumed in producer do 6, 366. 5 
Coal consumed, pounds per hour. 
oal consumed in producer 287. 5 
»ry coal consumed in producer 283 
ombustible consumed in producer 265. 5 
Iquivalent coal used by producer plant 320. 6 
Iquivalent dry coal used by producer plant 315. 6 
quivalent combustible used by producer plant 296. 1 
British thermal units. 
er pound of coal 14, 166 
Br pound of dry coal 14, 396 
r pound of combustible 15, 350 
r cubic foot of standard gas 144. 4 
om standard gas per pound dry coal burned in producer 9, 260 
om standard gas per hour per brake horsepower 11, 130 
Gas produced, cubic feet {reduced to standard) . 
tal 435, 500 
ir hour 18, 150 
r pound coal consumed in producer 63. 2 
r pound dry coal consumed in producer . 64. 1 
;r pound combustible consumed in producer 68. 4 
;r pound equivalent coal used by producer plant 56. 6 
>r pound equivalent dry coal used by producer plant 57. 5 
)i pound equivalent combustible used by producer plant „ 61. 3 
