Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 517
ing Drums Weakened by Embrittlement THE expedient of applying wider butt straps as a repair of aseam that had been weakened by caustic embrittlement, wasmade use of recently on batteries of water tube boilers at twodifferent locations in southern states. This form of repair is limited,of course, to… … Exterior and interior views of boiler drum repaired with extra-wide straps toovercome zveakness caused by caustic embrittlement. several years of life to boilers that otherwise seemed destined for aquick retirement. All the boilers were of the bent tube type, andembrittlement had affected only the…
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