Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 347
re over and around the draw-offhead in front of the water and steam, the pressure inthe boiler pushes them out through the suckers intothe blow-off pipe before any water or steam can passthrough. There is no waste of water, as the blowing offis stopped as soon as the water shows clear. This iswhat… … Fig. 2. Hornish Mechanical Boiler Cleaner.(Sectional View Through Front of Boiler. by forcing water through them. They cannot scaleup, since there is no heat next to them from the firebox. Each part of the cleaner is a companion to theother, and what one leaves undone the other does.The two must be…
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