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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 108

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ater containing mineral matter in solution is introduced intoa boiler, certain of the substances it contains may be thrown down in thesolid form by the action of the heat, before any evaporation has takenplace; but others will remain in solution until a good deal of the water haspassed away as… … Fig. 2. — The same Boiler, with some of the Tubes Removed. magnesia, remain behind in the boiler. As the evaporation proceeds, andmore dissolved mineral matter is continually brought in with the feed, itis plain that the water in the boiler, unless blown off from time to time,will eventually attain…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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