Interior. Retort House: View of retort benches 1 and 2 from SSW where the coal is heated to produce coal gas and its by-products. The hydraulic main can be seen above the retorts. This closed, water-f ...
E 70210 CN
Description Interior. Retort House: View of retort benches 1 and 2 from SSW where the coal is heated to produce coal gas and its by-products. The hydraulic main can be seen above the retorts. This closed, water-filled trough with its one way valve allows the gas to enter the water where some tar and ammonia is removed as the gas bubbles through on its way to the condenser.
Date 20/9/2006
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number E 70210 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 1036041
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