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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 282

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Fig. IQ24. THE LOCOMOTIVE perhaps several fittings between it and the boiler. When the valve isclosed the pressure in this pipe and directly beneath the valve will bethe same as that in the boiler. When the valve opens, however, and aflow of steam occurs, the pressure at the safety valve end of the… … A Safety Valve Which Failed to Operate Caused This Explosion.All That Remained of the Boiler House was the Pile of Wreckage WhichExtends From the Lower Left Hand Corner of the Picture to the BuildingWhose Roof was Damaged. another. What this pressure difference will be depends largely on…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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