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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 155

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hat we recommend pure tin for the filling. When a blow-off pipeis directly exposed to the heat from the fire (as it is in horizontal tubular boilers) steammust be generated in it, to some extent, and the film of steam next to the metal, bypreventing the contact of water, may allow the pipe to be… … Fig. 5.—A Buoken Fitting. 1894. Till) LOCOMOTIV E. 149 .hi- causes thai is, deterioration of the alloy when exposed t<> beat, the softening, andthe loss of tensile strength due to the high temperature, etc., -it often happens thatbrass blow-offs burst, doing considerable damage, and…

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