Inside Out Library · Explore

The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 40

An illustration from The Locomotive, 1867, leaf 40
e for September, 1893, for calcu-lating the number of braces required in staying boiler heads. The braces were assumedto be of round iron, one inch in diameter. We have had numerous calls for similartables for braces that are an inch and one-eighth, in diameter ; and in compliance withthese… … Diagram showing the Area to be Braced. sustain the pressure that falls upon the inter-tubular segments of the head, but can alsobe relied upon to support a certain portion of the load that comes upon the upper partof the head. It is difficult to estimate the precise measure of stiffness that the…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

Internet Archive · Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The Locomotive

More like this