Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 481
t of the operator whobarely escaped being killed, the explosion was accompanied by a blindingflash of fire. It was found that he had started the compressor with thedischarge-line stop valve closed and had operated the machine in thatmanner for nearly four hours. As a result, the ammonia gas… … Figure 4—Only the bottom of the crankcase, the shaft and the wheelremained after this vertical twin-cylinder belt-driven ammonia com-pressor exploded. The cause was attributed to a combustion explosionin the crankcase. $7,500 ivas the estimated damage. I94I THE LOCOMOTIVE 207 ammonia gas thus…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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