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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 134

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The particular difficulties that these systems weredesigned to overcome were as follows : In each case a large amount of wateris used, and in order to run economically it was desired to return the dripfrom the various mills to the boiler room. This was attended with consider-able difficulty, as the… … Fig. 1. the drips could easily be returned ; and it was resolved to place the receiving tanks atthese points. In order that the pumps might be flooded it was necessary to place themin the same pits with the tank, several hundred feet from the boilers; and after someconsideration it was decided to…

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