. American engineer and railroad journal . uponthe tubes of the various heaters, so that they would soon becomeseriously clogged up and make the arrangement useless. We areadvised, however, that this difficulty has been considered in con-nection with designing this heater and that the is tobe used in service where the water contains little hard scale form-ing impurities. Since the temperature in the various heaters iscomparatively low there will be no tendency for this scale to bakeon and it can no doubt be easily washed out. Washout plugshave been provided in the side heaters and
. American engineer and railroad journal . uponthe tubes of the various heaters, so that they would soon becomeseriously clogged up and make the arrangement useless. We areadvised, however, that this difficulty has been considered in con-nection with designing this heater and that the is tobe used in service where the water contains little hard scale form-ing impurities. Since the temperature in the various heaters iscomparatively low there will be no tendency for this scale to bakeon and it can no doubt be easily washed out. Washout plugshave been provided in the side heaters and the lower drums ofthe front end heater. However, under conditions where badwater would have to be used the heater could be so re-designedas to permit that section in which the largest part of (he incrust-ing matter was thrown down to be removed and cleaned, whichwould thus give the heater a very large advantage because of itsability to keep these impurities out of the boiler itself. February, 190S. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD
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