. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ort on Standardization of Water Columns The Committee, after giving careful consideration tothis subject, make the following recommendations forfuture installations: 4. Bottom end of column, to provide for verticalrange in location, should be supixarted and connected toboiler with heavy cross connection and spud with clearstraightway bored jxirt ^-in. diameter, with cleaningplugs located opposite horizontal and vertical should be of forged steel or bronze of ample strengthto carry
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ort on Standardization of Water Columns The Committee, after giving careful consideration tothis subject, make the following recommendations forfuture installations: 4. Bottom end of column, to provide for verticalrange in location, should be supixarted and connected toboiler with heavy cross connection and spud with clearstraightway bored jxirt ^-in. diameter, with cleaningplugs located opposite horizontal and vertical should be of forged steel or bronze of ample strengthto carry the weight of column and attachments. 5. Bottom water column vertical connection to be notless than Ii-in. inside diameter, preferably larger. 6. Back head of sloping type may be reinforced withopen hearth steel bevel washer welded in place to pro-vide horizontal application of bottom spud. 7. Bottom spud must not be located in radius orknuckle of back head flange or immediately above archtube opening. 8. Inner end of bottom spud must extend not lessthan lYz-m. through the back head and beyond any. Tended Practice for Mounting of Standard Wate 1. .Ml water columns and water glasses must standvertically. 2. Water column should Ije not less than 3 inchesinside diameter and of sufficient length to accommodatelength of water glass required for the operating con-ditions and to have a clear o]>ening for top connection ofnot less than Ij/S inches inside diameter and be connectedto Ixjiler with not less than Ij/^ inches outside diametercof>jjer i>i]X, ta))|)ed into boiler on top center or in alocation not farther to the side than 9 inches and notnearer than J inches to the inside edge of back head seam. 3. Top spud connection standard in boiler to be notless than l;4-in. inside diameter. attachments thereon, such as tee, angle iron, boiler braces,etc., to avoid location within water eddy or pocket wherewater may dam up. ). Inner end of spud must not extend to or be lessthan 2y
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