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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 327

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oiler with free access to both the boilerssteam and water spaces. With this pipe arrangement water cannot bebacked out below the safe level. It is important to note that the equal-izing pipe must be of ample size and must have as few turns as possible,so as to avoid the effect of steam friction. In… … Figure j. Grate Area Size of Pipe C 4 square feet or less i-J^ 4 square feet to 15 sq. ft. 2-^ 15 square feet or more 4 The return pipe and pipe B should be of the size prescribed bymodern practice for return lines. Fig. 3 shows how this system may be applied to a single-boilerinstallation. 1928. T…

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