Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 387
t of the blading on the low pressure wheel. One part ofthe casing struck and damaged the throttle valve on another turbine. Asignal equipment panel was knocked over and various parts of thepower house such as railings, windows and roof were damaged. Anotherlarge section of the casing, weighing… … Steam turbine wrecked by an explosion when its exhaust casing burstfrom excessive steam pressure. again for several hours. From the accompanying picture some idea ofthe tremendous force of the explosion can be obtained. When the atmospheric relief valve was examined, it would open only1/16 and…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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