The Locomotive . Devoted to Power Plant Protection Published Qu^uiterly Vol. XXXVI HARTFORD, CONN., APRIL, 1927. No. 6. COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE Steam Turbine Explosion at Chillicothe, Ohio. THERE IS VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOUR ENGINEER IN THIS MAGAZINE. PLEASE LET HIM SEE IT. 162 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [April, Steam Turbine Explosion at Chillioothe, Ohio. THE disruption of a disk in the third stage on the rotor of a 3,000kw. turbine Friday morning, August 20th, 1926, at the plant ofthe Mead Pulp and Paper Company, Chillicothe, Ohio, resulted ina p
The Locomotive . Devoted to Power Plant Protection Published Qu^uiterly Vol. XXXVI HARTFORD, CONN., APRIL, 1927. No. 6. COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE Steam Turbine Explosion at Chillicothe, Ohio. THERE IS VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOUR ENGINEER IN THIS MAGAZINE. PLEASE LET HIM SEE IT. 162 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [April, Steam Turbine Explosion at Chillioothe, Ohio. THE disruption of a disk in the third stage on the rotor of a 3,000kw. turbine Friday morning, August 20th, 1926, at the plant ofthe Mead Pulp and Paper Company, Chillicothe, Ohio, resulted ina property loss of $43,000 not counting the use and occupancy men were injured, but fortunately their injuries were not seriousdespite the fact that one of the men at the time of the accident wasstanding beside the machine that exploded. A view of the turbine afterthe explosion is shown on the front cover. The property damage was heavy but was confined almost entirelyto the turbo-generator unit itself. The steam end of the unit was acomplete loss, and in addition considerable damage was done to theelectric generator. The bell end of the generator casing was cracked,the shaft sprung,
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