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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 546

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he method of support by lugs usually depends upon the BOILER-SE TTING. 509 side walls to carry the weight. To prevent injury to thewalls, the wall is fitted with plates under the lugs to distributethe load, and to furnish a surface for the motion of rollers ofhalf-inch round iron inserted between… … Fig. 438. in light boilers, and the boiler allowed to slide on the plate.This pushes the wall about, however. The end to be fixedis determined by the convenience of the attachments to theboiler. The locomotive boiler is fixed at the front to thecylinders and frames, and is free to move at the…

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