Popular science monthly . Above and below: The two pivoted points of support in the autopcrt sj-s-tem distribute the load equally over six wheels. The steering arms of bothfront and rear wheels are connected by cables to equalizers at each end 7?n Pnpiihir .S CICVCC Mnnthhi. A curtain of cold water falling on a screen in front of thefurnace partially neutralizes the effects of the terrific heat snow-wliitc starcli. A Water Curtain to Protect Workmenfrom Intense Heat IN OUR rollinsr mills the output offinished material falls off in the hotsummer months, due to the intense heatradiated by the fu


Popular science monthly . Above and below: The two pivoted points of support in the autopcrt sj-s-tem distribute the load equally over six wheels. The steering arms of bothfront and rear wheels are connected by cables to equalizers at each end 7?n Pnpiihir .S CICVCC Mnnthhi. A curtain of cold water falling on a screen in front of thefurnace partially neutralizes the effects of the terrific heat snow-wliitc starcli. A Water Curtain to Protect Workmenfrom Intense Heat IN OUR rollinsr mills the output offinished material falls off in the hotsummer months, due to the intense heatradiated by the furnaces. Severalmeans have been devised to protectworkmen from these infernos. Amongthe most recent is a water curtainshown in the accompanying illustration. It consists of a rectangular-shapedsheet-metal screen suspendcci by threedoor-hangers placed on an iron track. The two furnace en-trances have angle-around their edgeskeep the water fromaffecting the to the bot-tom of the screen is atrough which receivesthe falling water andconveys it to a drainpipe. At the top,extending lengthwise,is the spray isef|ui|)pe{l witha row of small holes inthe bottom, throughw li i c h t h e w a t e rflows against the cur-tain. Phe .spray pi])e Large enough to h


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