Show PREPARING TURF FOR FUEL new method said to afave lave originated in russia rula may remit in bellev ing she ir 0 jg A new dew method of drying turf to relieve the serious fuel shortage in finland has been put in or operation gration in various scandinavian countries the new method was ingente Invent edl by enji engineers orders working under orders V from rom the russian soviet government to find a more laborsaving labor saving saying method 0 preparing turf as fuel for tile the great power station near moscow jbv pro process cess lie balrig fig made known in fl allro through ligh all s coping engineer tite fundamental fd principle of the process is 19 quite simple the raw turf in the swamp by a powerful jet of water dilder a pressure of 20 atmospheres W lareed freed from all old roots and change to thin mud this Is pumped out an on a drying field and spread in layers ewhen when sufficiently dry A it i Is s cut into bricks of uniform size by means ot of a ti actor actor the turf pump Is constructed like alke an ordinary water turbine Is ie reversible v ible with aid of electric mot motor r Is eq equipped with a cutting apparatus completes the work of the water pet and eon can be raised or lowered as the surface of the mud varies the entire equipment Is mounted on a car can be pushed forward or raus rails along the line of work eclen scientific c american |