Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 451
ccumulate in the presence of moisture, corrosion isalmost inevitable. When such corrosion occurs in places which are dif-ficult of access, the dangers of neglect are apt to be particularly serious.The tubes of horizontal return tubular boilers are subject to corrosionwhen they become coated with… … Typical thinning because of external corrosion in boiler plate originally7/16 in thickness. In places this plate had thinned to less than 1/8. Evidences of corrosion in the form of flakes of rust or iron oxideshould serve as warning that tubes in any type of boiler are becomingthinner. The…
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