Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 80
seems to be no doubt whatsoever that the oil used for lubri-cation must form the basis for an explosive gas or vapor. However, 1934 J II E LOCO MOT I V E 67 the rati at which oil is ordinarily fed even with excessive lubricationwould seem (when considered with the great amount of air passingthrough… … Following the ignition of lubricating oil vapor. an explosive mixture can exist and confine our attention to finding out,if possible, how ignition takes place. Compression of air is attended with a rise in temperature whichprimarily is dependent on the ratio of compression, that is, the ratioof the…
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