Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 342
eam pressure carried the piston up against the cylinderhead which caused it to let go and the cylinder casting to fail as shown.Before the head let go, however, the inertia of the rod and the half of 1920.] THE LOCOMOTIVE, 67 the cross-head attached to it had carried the rod into the pistonwhich… … View of Head End of Cylinder. motion until the nut on the cross-head end of the piston rod broughtup against the stuffing box on the crank end of the cylinder. Whilethis brought the rod and cross-head to rest the remaining inertia of 68 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [July. the piston caused it to be carried off…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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