Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 290
osions of suchvessels and in many of them the source of ignition has been a mystery. * It must be borne in mind that any substance which is flammable may, undercertain circumstances, be explosive. A combustion explosion is merely a veryrapid type of burning. The most rapid or sudden types of… … Results of a combustion explosion in an air line and two large airreceivers. i6 THE LOCOMOTIVE J^^^^^y. Vessels which contain a mixture of air and those substances whichmay be generally classed as hydo-carbons, of which oils are a notableexample, can, under some circumstances, be very bad…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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