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Vulcanizer Explodes because of Corrosion HI >W corrosion can bring about the rapid wasting of a steampressure vessel when acid is present in water within the vesselis illustrated by a recent vulcanizer explosion at an Easternmanufacturing plant. The manufacturing procedure requires that someof… … Figure 1. Remains of the vulcanizer after its explosion. water, vaporize and circulate throughout the vessel. This condition wasblamed for the corrosion which caused the accident and a loss of severalthousand dollars. Figure 1 shows the wreckage. Figure 2 is a side view of a sectionfrom a seam,…
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