. The Locomotive. W. B. CASSILY, R. K. CRAGG,WM. U. FAIRBAIRN, B. M. LORD, H. D. P. BIGELOW,J. 8. WILSON,F. S. H. RANDALL,A. C. GETCHELL, C. H. WILSON, New York City. Philadelphia. Baltimohe. Boston, Mass. Providence, R. I. Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. Hartford. Bridgeport, Cleveland. Cincinnati. OFFICES Office, a^o :iO Walnut St. 10 So. Holliday St. 10 Pemberton 8q. 15 Mmiroe Market Main Main St.^6 Superior St. 78 West Third St. J Wkt Xocomottoe. PUBLISHED BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE CO
. The Locomotive. W. B. CASSILY, R. K. CRAGG,WM. U. FAIRBAIRN, B. M. LORD, H. D. P. BIGELOW,J. 8. WILSON,F. S. H. RANDALL,A. C. GETCHELL, C. H. WILSON, New York City. Philadelphia. Baltimohe. Boston, Mass. Providence, R. I. Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. Hartford. Bridgeport, Cleveland. Cincinnati. OFFICES Office, a^o :iO Walnut St. 10 So. Holliday St. 10 Pemberton 8q. 15 Mmiroe Market Main Main St.^6 Superior St. 78 West Third St. J Wkt Xocomottoe. PUBLISHED BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY New Series—Vol. IV. HARTFORD, CONN., MAY, 1883. No. ,5 The Proper Construction of Feed-Pipes. In our issue of last niontli vve commonted briefly upon the injuriou.* efiect of Acdinu;cold water directly into ft steam boiler throuuh feed-pipes inipropi rly located. We nowsubmit cuts sliowinjj the arrangenit-nt which we have found by experience to be the be^t,under all circumstances, of anything yet Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a horizontal section through the shell of an horizontal tubular boiler witha projecting front, showing the essential features of the constiuetion. The pipe enters thefnmt connection tlirough the side of the projecting portion of the shell, then turns andenters the boiler through the front tui)e sheet, about tliree inches above the top of theupper row of tubes, then passes along to within about eighteen inches of the back tubesheet, then crosses over to the other side of the boiler and finally turns downward, so tliHt thefeed water is discharged between the tubes and the shell in the coolest part of the feed water, being compelled to traverse the entire length of this long pipe, has timeto acquire a hii^h temperature betOTe<;oming in contact with any part of the boiler shell,and thus any injury to the siiell from lo3al contraction is prevented. 82 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [Mat, Fig. 2 shows, on a smaller scale, a complete side elevation of the b
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