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e at any given point. When boiler No. i is fired harderthan No. 2 a greater amount of steam will flow from the No. i boilerthan from the other. This increased flow of steam will result in in-creased friction in the steam pipe leading from boiler No. i and con-sequently the pressure in this boiler… … 1920.] THE LOCOMOTIVE. 71 temperature of 220 degrees Fahrenheit a pressure difference of Y^of a pound will cause the water level to differ approximately 734inches, so that with the water only a few inches above the highest partof the heating surface it will be seen how a slight unbalance of…
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