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and tanks. When the valves do not close completely, the com-pressed air returns to the cylinder where it is recompressed and itstemperature increased. After some time, as this recompression con-tinues, high-temperature air, coming in contact with carbon depositson the inside of the discharge… … Figure i—High pressure cylinder on a two-stage motor-driven aircompressor damaged by an explosion. Excessive air pressure or acombustion explosion may have been the cause. The operating engi-neer was killed. from these valves and propelled into the air piping. Then if there is acombustible mixture…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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