Buildings and structures of American railroads. A reference book for railroad managers, superintendents, master mechanics, engineers, architects, and students (1893)
Berg, Walter Gilman, 1858-1908 · New York Wiley · leaf 134
g-tanks for local use are smaller. All pipes for transfer of oils are 2 in. in diameter. The oils in thetanks are kept liquid by a single coil of i-in. steam-pipe in the bottom of each tank, the general tem-perature inside the building, especially in the small mixing-cellar, being kept quite high… … Fig. 21S.—Elev.vtion of Tanks. 98 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. be prosecuted after dark. The provisions for protection against fire consist of lines of hose con-nected with the water-system, kept uncoiled along the floor of the house at night ready for use, andfire-alarm boxes in…
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