. Electric railway journal . s The Connection Between the Tubes and the HeaterIs Made by Means of a Ball andSocket Joint THE following points have been kept in mind bythe engineers of the Locomotive Superheater Com-pany, New York City, in designing a new type ofsuperheater for use in stationary power plants: (1)Safety; (2) accessibility for inspection and repairs;(3) protection against overheating; (4) high super-heating efficiency; (5) improved efficiency of combinedboiler and superheater; (6) consideration of steamvelocities and areas to provide minimum drop in steampressure; (7) uniformity
. Electric railway journal . s The Connection Between the Tubes and the HeaterIs Made by Means of a Ball andSocket Joint THE following points have been kept in mind bythe engineers of the Locomotive Superheater Com-pany, New York City, in designing a new type ofsuperheater for use in stationary power plants: (1)Safety; (2) accessibility for inspection and repairs;(3) protection against overheating; (4) high super-heating efficiency; (5) improved efficiency of combinedboiler and superheater; (6) consideration of steamvelocities and areas to provide minimum drop in steampressure; (7) uniformity of superheating and ease ofregulation; (8) provision for expansion and contrac-tion; (9) provision for cleaning; (10) minimum pos-sibility for leaks; (11) flexibility and adaptation todifferent designs of boilers. The general plan of the superheater is shown in theaccompanying illustrations. It consists of two headers,one of which is the distributor for the saturated steamcoming from the boiler and the other acts as the col-. SUPERHEATERS INSTALLED IN BOILERS OF SEVERAL TYPES: (A) VERTICAL WATER-TUBE BOILER; (B) CROSS-DRUM TYPE BOILER; (C) HORIZONTAL RETURN TUBULAR BOILER; (D) HORIZONTAL WATER-TUBE BOILER
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