Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 40
with — namely, a disproportion of the parts of the valve so great that the strainson some of the parts are much greater than they can .safely withstand. Figs. 1 and 2give a side and top view of the valve, respectively. The lever was about 50 incheslong, from the fulcrum pin to the end, and on it… … p 1 FO Figs. 1 and 2.—A Dangerous Safety-Valve. and 33 inches respectively. The lever weighed 17 pounds, and tapered so little thatfor practical purposes it could be considered to be of uniform cross section. Thefulcrum pin was ^ inch in diameter, and the distance from its center to the nearest…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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