Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 132
drical shells of the stack for wood-burning engines? A. It must be wider than for other fuel, to receive sparks. Q. What other form of stack besides the diamond stack isused for burning wood? A. The form shown in Fig. 91, in which there is a very widedouble cone-top surrounding a central… … Fig. 91. Stack for Wood. Q. Of what material are smoke-stacks usually made? A. For ordinary requirements the outsides are of sheetiron; sometimes with cast-iron tops to prevent wear by abra-sion. Where the climate is very damp and warm, copper issometimes used for the stack. For all climates, the…
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