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between the two. Hence the name, and considerably reduced diameter, compared to the ubiquitous Scotch or return tube boiler. It was not a great success and its use was being abandoned after the introduction of stronger side armouring – “the furnace crowns, being very near the water-level, are much more liable to over-heating. Further, on account of the length of the boiler, for an equal angle of inclination, the effect on the water-level is much greater. Finally, the unequal expansion of the various parts of the boiler is more pronounced, especially at the top and bottom, due to the increased ratio between the length and the diameter of the boiler; the local strains are also more severe on account of the comparatively feeble circulation in long and low boilers.” All these also resulted in a shorter life. Also, the same length of a combustion chamber was much less effective on a direct tube than on a return tube boiler, at least without baffling.
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actively fired, which excludes standing losses. The higher seasonal efficiency is partly because the lower boiler temperature used to condense the flue gas reduces standing losses during the off cycle. The lower boiler temperature precludes a condensing steam boiler and requires lower radiator temperatures in water systems.
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is then jetted or scraped from the interior surfaces using a high-pressure water jet and rods of soft metal, such as copper. Areas particularly susceptible to scale buildup, such as the firebox crown and narrow water spaces around the firebox, are given special attention. The inside of the boiler is
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and some other steam road vehicles. The inherent strength of the boiler means it is used as the basis for the vehicle: all the other components, including the wheels, are mounted on brackets attached to the boiler. It is rare to find superheaters designed into this type of boiler, and they are
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may be reused; special instructions are in force for the disposal of these harmful materials. Many boilers today make use of high temperature synthetics for the gaskets for both working environments and in preservation service as these materials are safer than the historic options. At large
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automobile had several hundred tubes which were weaker than the outer shell of the boiler, making an explosion virtually impossible as the tubes would fail and leak long before the boiler exploded. In nearly 100 years since
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is usually not large enough to deliver enough heat at low boiler temperatures so the boiler's control raises the boiler temperature as required to meet heating demand. These two factors account for most of the variability of the efficiency gains experienced at different installations.
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connected together through a combustion chamber – an enclosed volume contained entirely within the boiler shell – so that the flow of flue gas through the firetubes is from back to front. An enclosed smokebox covering the front of these tubes leads upwards to the
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over the firebox melt at a temperature lower than that of the firebox plates, thereby warning the operators by the noisy escape of steam if the water level is too low to cool the firebox crown safely.
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2363:Resolution
2267:Precursors
2152:Kirchweger
2114:Locomotive
2061:Three-drum
2041:Field-tube
2008:Locomotive
1990:Lancashire
1910:Link chain
1894:Crankshaft
1861:Mechanisms
1789:Valve gear
1585:Steam drum
1580:Steam dome
1498:Three-drum
1458:Field-tube
1425:Transverse
1410:Locomotive
1367:Lancashire
1074:2011-06-21
861:2023-09-05
837:References
785:“blowdown”
613:tell-tales
577:See also:
567:horsepower
549:pipework.
528:firebricks
509:Variations
480:Bad Steben
399:blast pipe
280:Newcomen's
206:smokestack
166:steam dome
157:fire tubes
109:flue gases
50:steam dome
2559:Cugnot's
2502:Salamanca
2203:Hydrolock
2188:Crosshead
2134:Condenser
1970:Egg-ended
1352:Egg-ended
1230:. 2007 .
1167:0892-5046
1039:32577492M
1001:(2018) .
959:821813643
818:annealing
219:blastpipe
188:cylinders
171:regulator
139:Operation
58:cylinders
2542:See also
2468:Compound
2343:Old Bess
2183:Blowback
2106:Cylinder
2092:Injector
2051:Stirling
2046:Sentinel
1960:Haystack
1874:Cataract
1847:Southern
1837:Caprotti
1712:Compound
1631:Injector
1570:Smokebox
1503:Vertical
1488:Stirling
1478:Sentinel
1473:Monotube
1430:Vertical
1362:Haystack
1232:Archived
1171:Archived
1031:30660489
1009:New York
967:8281488M
916:cite web
885:25 March
797:asbestos
708:carbonic
438:smokebox
387:smokebox
97:haystack
46:smokebox
2258:History
2167:Surface
1985:Cornish
1945:Boilers
1827:Corliss
1764:Corliss
1747:D slide
1717:Uniflow
1707:Cornish
1550:Firebox
1400:Haycock
1390:Cochran
1347:Cornish
1328:Boilers
1262:YouTube
1241:28 June
1177:28 June
1159:Chicago
1044:28 June
830:lagging
767:Washout
391:chimney
383:firebox
377:boiler.
355:chimney
288:chimney
284:draught
202:Draught
196:chimney
192:turbine
153:firebox
41:firebox
2570:(1784)
2564:(1769)
2530:(1908)
2524:(1862)
2505:(1812)
2497:(1805)
2487:Murray
2478:(1803)
2457:(1804)
2451:(1803)
2445:(1803)
2439:(1801)
2409:(1788)
2403:(1786)
2397:(1785)
2391:(1783)
2385:(1782)
2366:(1781)
2358:(1779)
2352:(1778)
2346:(1777)
2338:(1768)
2310:(1795)
2304:(1760)
2296:(1725)
2277:(1698)
2243:Stroke
2208:Piston
2193:Cutoff
2066:Yarrow
2018:Launch
2013:Scotch
1774:Sleeve
1769:Poppet
1754:Piston
1735:Valves
1727:Valves
1508:Yarrow
1483:Spiral
1468:LaMont
1420:Scotch
1415:Pistol
1405:Launch
1165:
1037:
1029:
1019:
965:
957:
947:
231:Rocket
223:vacuum
214:Rocket
74:boiler
62:valves
2176:Other
1980:Flued
1965:Wagon
1889:Crank
1832:Lentz
1822:Baker
1817:Allan
1742:Slide
1463:Flash
1372:Wagon
1357:Flued
1235:(PDF)
1220:(PDF)
1121:(PDF)
1110:(PDF)
904:(PDF)
789:Scale
608:Stays
585:BLEVE
426:truck
389:with
295:brick
250:Types
161:flues
159:, or
90:steam
2328:Beam
1869:Beam
1779:Bash
1759:Drop
1702:Watt
1575:Stay
1243:2021
1179:2021
1163:ISSN
1129:2016
1046:2021
1027:OCLC
1017:ISBN
955:OCLC
945:ISBN
922:link
887:2018
801:lead
755:and
710:and
694:and
482:GmbH
444:and
82:heat
2147:Jet
1975:Box
1807:Joy
1797:Gab
1342:Box
1260:on
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