Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 185
o the collection of moisture in the undrained section of a tankmounted vertically with a minus head at the bottom. Preventive meas-ures in order to avoid such accidents are: 1. To mount the tank so that it does not rest on a damp or wetfloor, or be subject to the dangers of damp dirt or other… … figure 2—Reversed minus head An improperly adjusted safety valvepermitted the building up of excessive pressure. The cause most frequently claimed for air tank failures was thenon-operation of safety devices. Sometimes these were stuck shut, butmore often the accidents were brought about because of…
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