Locomotive breakdown questions answered and illustrated (1907)
Wallace, W. G · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co. · leaf 152
sheets, and that the bars are also sup-ported between the ends by sling stays that are fastenedto the crown bars and dome, or roof sheet of the boiler,which in turn hold the crown bolts that pass through,the crown sheet and are riveted over. This is a sling-stay and crown-bar boiler. If the bolts… … Sling-stay and Crown-bar Boiler. Illustrating Question No. 197. 198. Leaky Mud Rings in Winter and Summer.—Why do mud rings leak worse in winter than in sum-mer ? Answer.—On account of the greater differences in tem-perature, causing greater expansion and contraction. Ifa wide firebox, it is often…
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