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The mechanical engineering of power plants (1897)

Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 511

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early caused the development of the Lancashireboiler, which is sometimes called the double Cornish boiler.Two flues with internal fires replace the single flue of theCornish. Each will be of smaller diameter and hence stronger,and the existence of two fires permits cleaning of fires andcoaling to… … Fig. 400. A modification of this type in which two furnace-flues joininto one flue behind their bridge-walls has been called inEngland the *breeches boiler. The American type of thishas been seen in a form of locomotive boiler which the singleflue serves as a combustion-chamber. The…

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