. Railway mechanical engineer . iFurnace Boiler TubeReclaimingMachine Arrangement of Machines forSafe Ending Superheater Flues FLUE SHOP. ; WEST BAYERECTINGSHOP -A Passage toCenter Bayof Boiler Shop HH Underground PitType Flue Cleaner Fig. 2—Arrangement of Machinery and Equipment for Safe Ending Locomotive Boiler Tubes and Superheater Flues ried out in a Ryerson underground pit type cleaner, Fig. 3,which has a capacity of 350 2-in. flues up to 24 ft. in lengthat one time. In charging the cleaner, an entire set of fluesis slung in chains and lowered by one of the shop cranesonto the rolling cha
. Railway mechanical engineer . iFurnace Boiler TubeReclaimingMachine Arrangement of Machines forSafe Ending Superheater Flues FLUE SHOP. ; WEST BAYERECTINGSHOP -A Passage toCenter Bayof Boiler Shop HH Underground PitType Flue Cleaner Fig. 2—Arrangement of Machinery and Equipment for Safe Ending Locomotive Boiler Tubes and Superheater Flues ried out in a Ryerson underground pit type cleaner, Fig. 3,which has a capacity of 350 2-in. flues up to 24 ft. in lengthat one time. In charging the cleaner, an entire set of fluesis slung in chains and lowered by one of the shop cranesonto the rolling chains in the pit. The ends of the slingchains are fastened to hooks in the sides of the pit andremain hanging free from interference with the tubes in thisposition until after the operation is completed. Five sets ofsilent roller chains are fitted in the tank of the is transmitted to the drive shaft through a silent chainby a 25-hp. motor. When the tubes are in place the tankis partly filled with water and the motor started. Whilethe chains are in motion, the tubes are drawn through the thickness of the scale and on t
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