Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 19
vernorpendulum damaged. Eyewitnesses describe the events preceding the explosion as follows:The lamps appeared first to grow dim and then increased again in brightness.The turbine, which at first ran irregularly, finally speeded up. Seeing that thevoltage continued to increase in spite of… … Eig. I. The Exploded Turbo-Generator. attempted to close the main stop valve, after which they both left the raisedturbine foundation as fast as they could. Just as they reached the floor level,the generator exploded, fortunately without injuring anyone, although twomechanics and an oiler were near…
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