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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 160

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which was bent at a right angle near the end, and was drawn out, atthe tip, to a fine point. The first step in the experiment was to fill this bulb with air at atemperature of 100° C. (212° Fahr.). For this purpose it was suspended in the tinvessel that is shown on the right of Fig. 1, and steam… … Fig. 1.— Drying and Heating Apparatus. double, so as to form a sort of jacket, through which the steam descended before finallyescaping into the air. Fearing that the tortuous course of the steam might cause thepressure inside the vessel to be slightly higher than the atmospheric pressure…

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