Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 333
d required ij^-in. bolts. The crown bars were not supported on the sidesheets as is customary in this type of boilers, therefore the whole strain wascarried by the sling stays. It was further shown that the sling stays failed bystretching out the eyes, which were much reduced in section. This can… … Fig. 3. Dki\ER Blown from Axle. Five crown bar sling stays from this locomotive were tested by the UnitedStates Bureau of Standards to determine the load the stays would support whenI in. and i%-m. bolts were used. The bolts used were some taken from thisboiler at the time of the explosion. Stays…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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