. The Street railway journal . -=&£ SIDE VIEW OF 390-HP WATER-TUBE BOILER, SHOWING GEN-ERAL ARRANGEMENT, HANGING SECTION, COMBUSTIONCHAMBER AND ECONOMIZING SECTION take the place of the companys old horizontal type. Thisboiler can be made in very large sizes (up to an evaporativecapacity of 100,000 lbs. per hour) without constructional diffi-culty, making it eminently suitable for the requirements of a r^i*. A SECTION OF UPRIGHT WATER-TUBE BOILER, SHOWING COURSE OF HOT-WATER GASES, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, SUPERHEATER AND GENERAL ACTION modern central power station, with larget turbine units andand
. The Street railway journal . -=&£ SIDE VIEW OF 390-HP WATER-TUBE BOILER, SHOWING GEN-ERAL ARRANGEMENT, HANGING SECTION, COMBUSTIONCHAMBER AND ECONOMIZING SECTION take the place of the companys old horizontal type. Thisboiler can be made in very large sizes (up to an evaporativecapacity of 100,000 lbs. per hour) without constructional diffi-culty, making it eminently suitable for the requirements of a r^i*. A SECTION OF UPRIGHT WATER-TUBE BOILER, SHOWING COURSE OF HOT-WATER GASES, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, SUPERHEATER AND GENERAL ACTION modern central power station, with larget turbine units andand other gas engines. The unique feature of this boiler lies in the fact that thewhole boiler can be laid open for inspection by the removal ofa small number of doors, for instance, in the 730-hp size, bythe removal of only fourteen covers. January 6, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 49 If H This upright water-tube boiler was designed to overcomethe difficulties experienced with the old horizontal type, viz.,the deposit of sediment in that part of the boiler which shouldbe the most efficient (the lower rows of generating tubes),causing rapid loss by steaming power and efficiency, and mak-ing the use of the old type boiler for long periods withoutcleaning undesirable, unless exceptionally clean or distilledwater was used. The feed-water being delivered to the backor least active part of the boiler, is rel
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