Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 311
Turbine Accidents FIVE recent turbine accidents, caused by fatigue of the metal,loosening of parts, or distortions due to cooling produced directproperty loss of about $150,000 and additional indirect lossesof several thousands more because of inability to operate. The acci-dents were to turbines… … Section of turbine disc which exploded because of a fatigue crack. a progressive crack. Replacement of the machine, which was about 12years old, involved an estimated cost of more than $100,000. The explo-sion took place while the emergency governor was being tested. Whenthe machine reached 8 per…
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