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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 207

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ate temperature indicators are watched and heeded,and hi!;,di pressure cut-off and relief devices are installed and ke]>t ingood working order. Lack of a relief device, which is as necessary on the low-pressureside of a refrigerating- system as on a heating boiler, accounted for theexplosion of… … fujure 2—Condenser zvhich exploded zvhen poor girth seam iveldingpermitted a ?/ piece of plate to tear out. « in a brine cooler. Details were not readily available, Init primary fac-tors included the failure of a welded seam and either the lack of ornon-operation of a pressure relief device. A few…

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