Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. · leaf 16
units were suddenlyrelieved of load. Two of the turbines, after the accident, were foundwith their automatic speed limits tripped and the steam shut off. Itwould appear from the report also that the investigator was satisfiedthat there was no material increase in speed of the wrecked turbinein the… … Fig. 2. Turbine End of Wrecked Machine investigator for, without definite evidence to the contrary, he wouldnaturally attribute the wreck of a high speed apparatus, suddenly re-lieved of load, to the excessive forces of over speed. The wreck of the turbine itself was so complete and its…
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