Horden Colliery
Howden waste heat power station: MOS:BULLETLIST
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The Howden waste heat power station used gas from the adjacent coke works to generate electricity via steam-driven [[Alternator|turbo-alternators]].{{Cite book|editor-last=Garrett|editor-first=Frederick C. |title=Garke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56|publisher=Electrical Press|year=1959|location=London|pages=A-64, A-142}} The plant was installed in 1934-35 and comprised: |
The Howden waste heat power station used gas from the adjacent coke works to generate electricity via steam-driven [[Alternator|turbo-alternators]].{{Cite book|editor-last=Garrett|editor-first=Frederick C. |title=Garke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56|publisher=Electrical Press|year=1959|location=London|pages=A-64, A-142}} The plant was installed in 1934-35 and comprised: |
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* 4 × gas-fired [[Babcock & Wilcox|Babcock and Wilcox]] boilers producing 16,000 pounds per hour (2.02 kg/s) of steam at 270 [[Pounds per square inch|psi]] at 675 °F (18.6 [[Bar (unit)|bar]] at 357 °C) |
* 4 × gas-fired [[Babcock & Wilcox|Babcock and Wilcox]] boilers producing 16,000 pounds per hour (2.02 kg/s) of steam at 270 [[Pounds per square inch|psi]] at 675 °F (18.6 [[Bar (unit)|bar]] at 357 °C) |
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* 1 × gas-fired Clarke Chapman boiler, output and conditions as above |
* 1 × gas-fired Clarke Chapman boiler, output and conditions as above |
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* 2 × 3 MW [[British Thomson-Houston]] turbo-alternators, generating at 2.75 kV, 3-phase AC |
* 2 × 3 MW [[British Thomson-Houston]] turbo-alternators, generating at 2.75 kV, 3-phase AC |
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* 2 × Premier [[cooling tower]]s, with a total capacity of 0.499 million gallons per hour (0.63 m3/s) |
* 2 × Premier [[cooling tower]]s, with a total capacity of 0.499 million gallons per hour (0.63 m3/s) |
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The electricity supplied from 1946 to 1958 is shown in the table.{{Cite book |title=Garcke’s Manual of Electricity Supply 1950-51 Vol 48 |publisher=Electrical Press Limited |year=1951 |location=London |pages=A-149}} |
The electricity supplied from 1946 to 1958 is shown in the table.{{Cite book |title=Garcke’s Manual of Electricity Supply 1950-51 Vol 48 |publisher=Electrical Press Limited |year=1951 |location=London |pages=A-149}} |
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