Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 366
pressure of8o lbs. At this pressure, the actual factor of safety, based on the pressure of260 lbs. at which the manhole frame of boiler No. 301 failed was only 3.25. The two old boilers tested at Providence by the Bureau of Standards wereof a type very similar to those tested by Mr. Gow. Tliey were… … Fig. 4. Boiler 4092 Prior to the Test. Note the io-inxh Gaged Lengths. sheet. Their appearance prior to the test is shown by Fig. 4. The longitudinaljoints were double riveted lap seams, ^ inch rivets, pitched 2 inches, placedin punched holes. The plate thickness was ^ inch for the shell, and Yz…
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