. American engineer . Fig. 5—One of the Superheater Units. It is also possible to thoroughly inspect the front end, and doall necessary work on the boiler flues, boiler tubes and the fronttube sheet seam, without the necessity of taking down the super-heater header or the steam pipes. A hand hole opening is usuallyprovided on the smoke box sides, through which inspection maybe made of the entire front end of the superheater by the aidof a light, without taking down the front end netting or evenopening the smoke box door. The front end arrangement of the superheater applied in con- tunity for d
. American engineer . Fig. 5—One of the Superheater Units. It is also possible to thoroughly inspect the front end, and doall necessary work on the boiler flues, boiler tubes and the fronttube sheet seam, without the necessity of taking down the super-heater header or the steam pipes. A hand hole opening is usuallyprovided on the smoke box sides, through which inspection maybe made of the entire front end of the superheater by the aidof a light, without taking down the front end netting or evenopening the smoke box door. The front end arrangement of the superheater applied in con- tunity for drafting the engine, and making the operation ofcleaning the front end very much simpler. The introduction of the outside steam pipes also greatly sim-plifies the construction of the cylinder casting. It eliminates thesteam passageway in the saddle, leaving only the pas-sage. It also reduces the weight of the cylinder casting andsimplifies the coring. The joint rings between the steam pipes and the header, a
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