Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 170
e of properlyrolling and flaring the short tubes, or nipples, that occur in certain forms of sec-tional boilers; and on several occasions we have printed articles bearing uponthis matter, in The Locomotive. We are quite willing to admit that such tubesnow receive better attention than was accorded… … Fig. 1.—Illustrating the Failure of Nipples. Tube ends should always receive careful treatment, wherever they occur;but nipples should receive especial attention, because they are often subjectedto very severe stress. The parts of the boiler that they unite are subject to slightrelative motions,…
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