. American engineer . <? -,= •5ieam Cross Oyer ^^ I \^^cit^\ I I I i ! i. Receiver f? ^t Refilling WashoufPump Pump Thernnosial- d SludgeBhiv-Clff d P To Se^er or- l^aler Recovert/ 3c/sle/riWinslow Boiler Washing and Refilling System; Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac. .An examination of the illustration showing the arrangement•of the piping w-ill indicate the various connections. A concrete water conserving and filtering reservoir was installedas an auxiliary to the boiler washing and refilling system. Thisreservoir is constructed underground and consists of a cylindricaland a lower conic
. American engineer . <? -,= •5ieam Cross Oyer ^^ I \^^cit^\ I I I i ! i. Receiver f? ^t Refilling WashoufPump Pump Thernnosial- d SludgeBhiv-Clff d P To Se^er or- l^aler Recovert/ 3c/sle/riWinslow Boiler Washing and Refilling System; Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac. .An examination of the illustration showing the arrangement•of the piping w-ill indicate the various connections. A concrete water conserving and filtering reservoir was installedas an auxiliary to the boiler washing and refilling system. Thisreservoir is constructed underground and consists of a cylindricaland a lower conical portion, the latter containing the filter washing out the locomotives the water drains into the pitand thence through the sewer into this reservoir. This water isconducted into the chamber in the conical section below the filterbed and rises through it into the cylindrical portion, where itappears as clean, filtered water available for further use inwashing out or refilling. A centrifugal pump is installed with•double suction and discharge pipes, prope
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