Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 35
Failure RENDERING tanks are subject to unusual corrosive influencesbecause of their contents. They also deteriorate because of- corrosion on the external surfaces due to moisture. The latterhazard was demonstrated effectively in an accident at a Westernpacking plant where a large tank, \j2 in… … Head and seam of rendering tank which exploded after serious thinningbecause of external corrosion the head at the knuckle just above the seam, and both head and tankcrashed into 6 steel I-beams supporting the floor above. One of thebeams was bent and two others dislodged from the brickwork.…
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