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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 7

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ects through the wall, and here the feed wateris introduced, whether hot or cold, and there is really not so much difference after allbetween the two, for no matter lww effective a heater may be, the temperature to whichit can raise water passing through is quite low compared with the temperature… … Fig. When a boiler is under steam of say eighty pounds per square inch, the body ofwater in it will have a temperature of about 324 degrees Fahr., and the shell plates willnecessarily be somewhat hotter, especially on the bottom (just how much hotter willdepend entirely upon the quantity of scale…

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