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Preliminary report on the operations of the fuel-testing plant of the United States Geological survey at St. Louis, Mo., 1905. / Joseph A. Holmes in charge.

By:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Contributor(s):

Holmes, J. A. (Joseph Austin), 1859-1915

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Geological Survey (U.S.). Bulletin ; no. 290.Publication details: Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1906.Description: 240, iv p. ; 24 cmSubject(s):

Coal -- Testing

LOC classification:

TP328 .A5 1906b

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Subject series: A, Economic geology, 79; E, Chemistry and physics, 48.

Issued also as House doc. no. 838, 59th Cong., 1st sess.

"Literature relating to peat and its utilization" : p. 11-15.

"Partial bibliography of briquetting" : p. 48-52.

Contents.- Introduction, by J. A. Holmes.- Field work, by E. W. Parker and J. Shober Burrows.- Work of the chemical laboratory, by N. W. Lord.- Washing tests, by John D. Wick.- Steaming tests, by L. P. Breckenridge.-Producer-gas tests, by Robert H. Fernald.- Coking tests, by A. W. Belden.-Briquetting tests, by J. A. Holmes.- Detailed report of tests.

Includes index.

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