Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 410
plosion, which killed three men and seriously injured a fourth, and whichcarried the heavy head seen in Fig. 2 a distance of 350 feet — the head wassaid to have weighed some 1200 lbs. — would indicate that the vessel must havecontained considerable water which added its heat energy to that in the… … Fig. 3.— Reverse Side of Outer Head. Cast iron is a treacherous material at best to use in vessels under steampressure if it must carry any of the stresses involved. But the combination ofcast iron, possible water hammer, and excessive pressure in an old and defectivestructure which had apparently…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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