Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 14
its flash point was 228°Fahr. In starting the fires with every-thing cold, steam is first raisedon the auxiliary boiler (whichburns coal), and the air compres-sor, oil pumps and oil heater arcstarted. The air used for com-bustion has a temperature ofabout 350° Fahr. at the momentit comes in contact… … Fig. 6. — The F. M. Reed Burner. (Used in Tests Nos. 13 and 14.) Q THE LOCOMOTIVE. [January, found that the heat communicated to the air by the compressor alone wassufficient to insure the satisfactory working of the burners, and for the firsttwo days of the trip the burners were operated in this…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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