Steam boiler explosions, in theory and in pactice; . Fig. 8.—A u Pocket. of an externally fired boiler, thus injured. Finally, when the defect is not observed and theinjured sheet removed, the metal may finally give wayentirely, permitting the steam and water to issue, as inthe last illustration of this series, in which the last step. Fig. 9.—Ruptured Pocket. 76 STEAM BOILER EXPLOSIONS. in the process is well represented. Where the area thusaffected is considerable, the result may be a generalbreaking up of that portion of the shell, as in the nextfigure, and an explosion may prove to be the f
Steam boiler explosions, in theory and in pactice; . Fig. 8.—A u Pocket. of an externally fired boiler, thus injured. Finally, when the defect is not observed and theinjured sheet removed, the metal may finally give wayentirely, permitting the steam and water to issue, as inthe last illustration of this series, in which the last step. Fig. 9.—Ruptured Pocket. 76 STEAM BOILER EXPLOSIONS. in the process is well represented. Where the area thusaffected is considerable, the result may be a generalbreaking up of that portion of the shell, as in the nextfigure, and an explosion may prove to be the final step
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