Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 246
it is likely that theextreme jerky action of the main belt at the very last caused the beltdriving the governor to slip, thus slowing that mechanism down tothe point where it could not effect a sufficient cutoff quickly when thebelt broke and the engine started to race. A very important… … It doesnt necessarily require overspeeding and a flywheel explo-sion to tear an engine to pieces. This recent oil engine wreckoccurred as a result of fatigue failure of the crank-shaft. Noticingthat the engine was running irregularly and making a lot of noise,the engineer decided to shut it down.…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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