Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 24
the height of the chimney, perhapsa few words on the subject may not be out of place in the Locomotive. There are several elements which seriously affect the rate of flow of gases throughflues, but in this article we shall discuss only those which are likely to materially affectthe draught of… … Fig. 1. The sectional area of the chimney. The height of the chimney. The areas of the flues leading from boilers to chimney, and the form of their crosssection. The number and character of the bends in the flues. The proportions of a chimney may be fixed by the following considerations: It isfound…
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