Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 165
e shell by having a flattened arch at the top for a fire crown. Thedimensions of the fire-box, 25 inches wide, allowed a 2-inch water-space on the sides andbottom, while the height was suoh as to give a steam-space about 8 inches high abovethe crown of the furnace. A front plate flanged inward at… … Fig. 2.—Longitudinal section of the boiler, showing lines of fracture of the left-hand wall of the flre-box,the corresponding end of the thin patch, and D, the probable point ot Initial rupture, indicated by the thiu,pouted edges of the hole through which the head of the bolt was drawn, not shown…
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