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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 41

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rious methods for conveniently handling this fuel have been devised, and variouskinds of furnaces have been proposed. The extension furnace has found favor in tan-neries, saw-mills, and pulp-mills, though different principles have been introduced in itsconstruction. The differences are largely in… … Fig. 2—Side View of Fuknace. with one opening, the escaping gases flow from the furnace directly through the open-ing, mingling but little with one another as they rise from the incandescent fuel, andpassing directly to the fire surfaces of the boiler. Where two or more openings are used,the…

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