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Page 104
... overheat- ing , as in the other case , ensues . The flat crowns of locomotive and portable boiler fireboxes , and of combustion chambers , are not usually directly stayed to the outer shell , like the ends and sides of the fire - boxes ...
... overheat- ing , as in the other case , ensues . The flat crowns of locomotive and portable boiler fireboxes , and of combustion chambers , are not usually directly stayed to the outer shell , like the ends and sides of the fire - boxes ...
Page 108
... overheat at the seam by keeping down the thickness of material . To make a good job by this mode of strengthening , accurate workman- ship is required , as the two lengths of tube which are embraced by the same ring should be of exactly ...
... overheat at the seam by keeping down the thickness of material . To make a good job by this mode of strengthening , accurate workman- ship is required , as the two lengths of tube which are embraced by the same ring should be of exactly ...
Page 109
... overheating by having an undue thick- ness of metal , about an inch water space is maintained between the hoop and the tube by means of ferrules , as shown . As these have no duty but to act as distance pieces they are best made very ...
... overheating by having an undue thick- ness of metal , about an inch water space is maintained between the hoop and the tube by means of ferrules , as shown . As these have no duty but to act as distance pieces they are best made very ...
Page 110
... overheating , the effects of which are unmistakably exhibited in cracked rivet - holes and consequent leakage and corrosion . It frequently happens that strengthening hoops require to be added to boilers already in use , or after their ...
... overheating , the effects of which are unmistakably exhibited in cracked rivet - holes and consequent leakage and corrosion . It frequently happens that strengthening hoops require to be added to boilers already in use , or after their ...
Page 111
... overheated . Cylindrical , conical , oval , and rectangular water - tubes are often used as a means of strengthening boiler flue tubes of both cylindrical and elliptical section . Where the side and middle water spaces are very small in ...
... overheated . Cylindrical , conical , oval , and rectangular water - tubes are often used as a means of strengthening boiler flue tubes of both cylindrical and elliptical section . Where the side and middle water spaces are very small in ...
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