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0 lbs. and on the upperside of the grates it would also be 14.70 lbs. Of this 14.70 lbs. pressure,.05 lbs. is caused, both on the upper and lower side, by the 100 ft.of air that we have under consideration. Suppose, however, that weput a fire under the boiler and that the gas in the chimney… … Stack Blown Down and Roof Wrecked byHigh Winds. 42 THE LOCOMOTIVE [April, .025 lbs. To this we would have to add the weight of the cold airabove the top of the chimney (14.65 lbs.) so that the total pressure inthe furnace above the grates would be 14.675. But we have notheated the outside air so…
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