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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 414

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e Basically, the kinds of hazards which may cause explosions, rup-tures or other failures of these large boilers are about the same as forthe older types of steam generators. However, what might be only anundesirable condition in an average plant may constitute a very dan-gerous one in a modern… … Scale resulted in overheating and bulging of a number of zvater-walltubes in this boiler. Change in the feedwater supply without properadjustment of the feedwater treatrnent caused the scale accumulation.Two of the damaged tubes are marked. Cost of repairs was not largebut several hours of…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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