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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 376

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el is closed up and steam turned on tillthe pressure is about 80 lbs., and the temperature comes up to that correspond-ing to the steam pressure. Passing over the lesser details of the process, thechips are cooked in the hot liquor for periods varying from 7 to 12 hours,according to the sort of… … Fig. 1. Showing Location of Corrosion in Longitudinal Joint. 100 l THE LOCOMOTIVE. [October. The liquor, which is made by acting on lime stone or lime water with asolution of sulphurous acid in water, is very corrosive to steel at the tempera-ture employed in digesters, so that some means of…

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