Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 70
CONN., MAY, 1889. No. 5. Explosion of a Vulcanizing Press. A curious and interesting explosion of a vulcanizing press recently came to our notice.The press is illustrated in Fig. 1. It consists of u number of plates of cast iron, each fourinches thick, and forty inches square, which are contained… … Fig. 1.—Perspective View of Press. 66 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [May, area is 254 square inches, and the total pressure upon it was 254 x 3,000=i 62,000 lbs.Between the plates the articles to be vulcanized are placed. Thej generally consist of amixture of asbestos and rubber, in varying proportions,…
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