. American engineer and railroad journal . ectloo od Line A-A. HALF SECTION THROUGH FIREBOX AND HALF END VIEW OF BOILER. superheater elements, is shown in one of the illustrations. Theheating surface of the fire tubes is 2,631 sq. ft., which, in con-nection with 180 sq. ft. in the firebox, gives 2,811 sq. ft. of evap- ARRANGEMENT OF CHECK VALVES AND SYPHON COCK. that a boiler of the same capacity as the one applied, if it wasnot fitted with a superheater, would require 3,486 sq. ft. of heat-ing surface, or a ratio of one square foot to lbs. on drivers,which is certainly a guarantee of amp
. American engineer and railroad journal . ectloo od Line A-A. HALF SECTION THROUGH FIREBOX AND HALF END VIEW OF BOILER. superheater elements, is shown in one of the illustrations. Theheating surface of the fire tubes is 2,631 sq. ft., which, in con-nection with 180 sq. ft. in the firebox, gives 2,811 sq. ft. of evap- ARRANGEMENT OF CHECK VALVES AND SYPHON COCK. that a boiler of the same capacity as the one applied, if it wasnot fitted with a superheater, would require 3,486 sq. ft. of heat-ing surface, or a ratio of one square foot to lbs. on drivers,which is certainly a guarantee of ample steam capacity. Front End Arrangement.—A section through the front endand superheater is given in one of the illustrations. This typeof superheater was very fully described on page 41 of the Feb-ruary, 1906, issue of this journal, and has proven to be mostsatisfactory in every way, after a number of years of trial. Itis now the standard type on the Canadian Pacific Railway, wherea larger number of superheaters are in operation than on anyAmerican railro
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