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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 105

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is suflBcient to bring about overheating of the plates, as we have foundrepeatedly in our experience. We emphasize the point that it is not necessary to have acoating of grease of any apjDreciable thickness to cause overheating and bagging ofplates, and leakage at seams. The time when damage is… … FlG. 3. —DiagramPrinciple ofSeparators. showing theCentrifugal 1893] THE LOCOMOTIVE. gg vent the contact of water with the fire-sheets. Under these circumstances, a very lowdegree of heat in the furnace is sufficient to overheat the plates to such an extent thatbulging is very likely to occur. Of…

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