Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co. · leaf 51
ncipal defect in this construction is,that in order to resist successfully the strains inducedby the pressure on the crown sheet, the stays shouldbe placed at right angles to its surface, and in order 5° LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING to resist the pressure on the outer shell they should beradial to its… … Figure 12 such conditions is to approximate as closely as pos-sible the correct position of the stays In the third or Belpaire system the outside shell ofthe boiler directly over the crown sheet is made flat toconform to the surface of the crown sheet. This per-mits of positive sta>ng, the…
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