Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 348
ties,settling and removing them before they have time totouch the hot flues or hot sheets. This not onlyprevents foaming, but leaves nothing in the boiler tomake scale and lessensthe accumulation in theleg of the boiler. Nothing but waterwill make steam, so keepgrease and compoundsout of the… … Fig. 3. Hornish Mechanical Boiler Cleaner. (Section Through Mud Ring.) surface when steam is up, that is the best place to remove it, It isclaimed that the surface skimmer does this before4 itstarts to make the second round with the circulation,and what little is left goes to the leg of the boiler…
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