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Construction plan of a 5-retort furnace in Paczków gasworks
Category Plans and charts
Year of manufacture/creation 1898
Place of manufacture/creation Dortmund, Germany
Size
Height: 54.3 cm
Width: 72.2 cm
Material paper
Museum/Storage location Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Date of admission to the museum 1992
Rights to the exhibit Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Rights to digital images public domain
Tags
Exhibit description
This construction plan specifies the positioning of the most important element of the gasworks furnace.
Retorts were fire-resistant chambers filled with coal, in which gas was generated. Initially, gas-generating furnaces only had a few retorts, but their numbers were gradually increased. This drawing illustrates the construction of horizontal furnaces, with two and three retorts. Such solutions were initially used in Paczków gasworks. However, they were only used for a short period of time. Soon, they were replaced by new furnaces, with an increased number of retorts, to enable higher gas production capacity.
Retorts were fire-resistant chambers filled with coal, in which gas was generated. Initially, gas-generating furnaces only had a few retorts, but their numbers were gradually increased. This drawing illustrates the construction of horizontal furnaces, with two and three retorts. Such solutions were initially used in Paczków gasworks. However, they were only used for a short period of time. Soon, they were replaced by new furnaces, with an increased number of retorts, to enable higher gas production capacity.
