Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 411
the steam enter-ing the superheater be dry or, at least, not contain an appreciableamount of moisture. Water in moist steam will be evaporated in thesuperheater and any impurities in the carry-over will be deposited inthe tubes. Oxidation of superheater tubes is another possible cause of… … Two views of a ruptured tube for a water tube boiler reported to havebeen operated at a higher rating than that for which it was designed.Steam pocketed in the tubes, causing one of them to overheat andrupture. Because of the resultant loss of water and the high furnacetemperature, lOO additional…
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