"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5913273 | Incinerator including vibrator and incinerator including drying chamber A waste incinerator including separate burning-, blower-, chimney- and ash-receiving chambers. A suction-discharge port is provided in a wall between the burning chamber and the chimney chamber for discharging gases from the burning chamber through a chim... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5224650 | Fireplace furnace heating system A fireplace furnace heating system for a structure having a firebox for combustion of fuel, preferably coal. A heating unit is disposed proximately to, and preferably surrounds the firebox. Conduits carry interior air from remote locations to the heating ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4724779 | Combustion apparatus An incinerator comprises a combustion chamber 1 having a hearth comprising a grid 2, a vibrator 17 for vibrating the grid, and ash removal means 9, 18 for collecting ash that falls through the grid. The grid normally consists of a series of parallel bars ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4693234 | Apparatus for and method of burning and/or thermally decomposing fuel, especially solid fuels An apparatus for and a method of burning and/or thermally decomposing fuel, especially solid fuels, including means for supplying fuel and, if applicable, means for supplying air or oxygen to a combustion site comprising a grate, preferably a bar grate. T... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4610208 | Vibrating grate in a heating boiler According to the invention it is suggested that, in a heating boiler with a vibrating grate (3), a supply pipe (6) from which fuel material in particle form, in particular pellets, is supplied to the grate, is mechanically connected to the grate (3) and a... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4467778 | Coal and wood burning stoves The invention provides a stove for burning a charge of fuel by primary air directed either above or underneath through the firebed. A firebed support is defined by an array of alternating fixed and movable bars, the movable bars having a length greater th... | 08/28/1984 |