Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 24
TFORD. CONN., FEBRUARY, 1890. No. 2. On Unbraced Wroug-ht-Iron Heads. It not infrequently happens that the heads of tanks, heaters, and other receptaclescontaining steam or air under pressure, cannot be braced internally without making thetank less efficient for the purpose for which it is… … A BuMPED-up Head. highly objectionable owing to the lodgment of material upon them and the consequentdifficulty of emptying the tanks and cleaning them out. It is desirable, therefore, to construct the heads of these tanks and receivers in sucha manner that the requisite strength may be secured…
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