Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 79
legs attached to and below the ends of the drum, failed by the tearing out ofthe rear head at the turn of the flange, where we are told the structurehad weakened by the formation of a circumferential crack. Our informationis such that we are led to believe that aside from the failure of the head,… … Fig. 2. The Rear Head, After the Explosion.The boiler room adjoined the engine and turbine room of the power house,and the boilers were set so that they backed up to the division wall. Whenthe head tore away from the drum it was propelled backward through thedivision wall, portions of which it…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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