Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 48
in the same place, andalthough there is no such popular belief protecting the ownersof boilers, the natural effect of a boiler explosion is to impressitself so vividly on the minds of the persons connected with the plantthat the standard of safety is raised and the possibility of a… … llG. I. For instance, stop valves on steam lines are frequently ruptured bywater-hammer. The water-hammer is most likely produced by animproperly drained- pipe system or by faulty operation of the boilers.Unless the piping is redesigned or the boiler operation improved, furtheraccidents are almost…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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