Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 322
ng the explosion occurred. Neither the relief valve nor the expansion tank was damaged bythe explosion. When tested, the valve worked freely at 25 pounds. Thecause of the accident could not be positively determined. In view ofthe fact that boiler had been used previously at another location—and… … Figure 3 sponding to eight pounds pressure there would have been sufficientenergy stored in the boiler to account for the damage done by itsfailure. If such was the case the safety valve, set to blow at 25 pounds,would not have had any opportunity to act. The last of several employes of a garage in…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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