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addition applied arranged attached attendants Board boilers bottom cause CHARLES Cloth collapse considerable construction corrosion cross crown plates cylindrical dangerous defects diameter direct EDITION effect end plates Engineer equal examination experience explosions extent external feed-water feet fire firebox fitted flanged flues frequently furnace fusible plug gauges girder give given greater grooving heat Illustrations important increased instances internal iron joints leakage length less lever liable LIMITED load locomotive LONDON longitudinal man-hole Marine material matter means MECHANICS method mountings necessary obtained occur opening ordinary pipe pitch placed practice pressure prevent proportions reduced referred removed render respect Revised rings rivetted rule safety safety-valves seams serious shell side solid space square inch stays steam steel straining strength subjected suitable supported surface Tables taken tested thickness Trade tubes usually valve vertical boilers weight whilst
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Seite 18 - By Defective and Overloaded Safety Valves — (3) By Corrosion, Internal or External— -(4) By Defective Design and Construction (Unsupported Flue Tubes ; Unstrengthened Manholes ; Defective Staying ; Strength of Rivetted Joints ; Factor of Safety)— II. CONSTRUCTION...
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| Titel | Steam Boilers: Their Defects, Management, and Construction Griffin's scientific text-books |
| Autor/in | Robert Douglas Munro |
| Ausgabe | 4 |
| Verlag | C. Griffin & Company, Limited, 1903 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 18. Juni 2007 |
| Länge | 157 Seiten |
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