. Railway age gazette . .Details of Bulkhead Door the bunker bulkhead. Handholes are provided near the bottomof the tanks through which they may be drained. The bulkheadhas an opening in both top and bottom covered with heavy wiremesh, these openings furnishing a means of circulation to andfrom the refrigerator compartment; and the tanks are so placedthat both sides are accessible to circulation, thus providing a 621 622 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol, No. 12 maximum radiating surface. The siphon which fixes the depthof brine in the tanks is shown in one of the engravings. In remo
. Railway age gazette . .Details of Bulkhead Door the bunker bulkhead. Handholes are provided near the bottomof the tanks through which they may be drained. The bulkheadhas an opening in both top and bottom covered with heavy wiremesh, these openings furnishing a means of circulation to andfrom the refrigerator compartment; and the tanks are so placedthat both sides are accessible to circulation, thus providing a 621 622 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol, No. 12 maximum radiating surface. The siphon which fixes the depthof brine in the tanks is shown in one of the engravings. In remodehng these cars practically no change was made inthe original construction, the insulation and interior finish of the of 5-i in, Flexolith, Yz in, air spaces being provided between layersof the cork board and the sub-flooring. The Flexolith floor isflashed up to a height of 5 in. all around with fillets in the the car at the bulkhead in front of the brine tanks a gutter ■^/k /ron Qa/v. Irvn~^ and Hai(\. Sections Through the End of the Car Showing Arrangement of Brine Tanks refrigerator cars being applied above the original finish of thepostal cars. The floor insulation consists of two layers of 1 in,cork board and a 1}^ in. top floor, above which is applied a layer with adequate drains is formed in the Flexolith to give properdrainage. The floor may thus lie flushed whenever the cars arecleaned and left in a thoroughly sanitary condition. In the center
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