. American engineer and railroad journal . n developed,and the patents are being applied for by Mr. H. H. Vaughan,assistant to the vice-president, and Mr. A. W. Horsey, mechani-cal engineer. Observations and tests which have thus farbeen made, results of which we expect to be able to present inthe near future, show a remarkable economy due to the use ofthis superheater. The construction is very simple and thecost of repairs should be small. The design is such that anypart requiring repair may readily be removed and number of joints in the superheater pipes has been re-duced to a mi
. American engineer and railroad journal . n developed,and the patents are being applied for by Mr. H. H. Vaughan,assistant to the vice-president, and Mr. A. W. Horsey, mechani-cal engineer. Observations and tests which have thus farbeen made, results of which we expect to be able to present inthe near future, show a remarkable economy due to the use ofthis superheater. The construction is very simple and thecost of repairs should be small. The design is such that anypart requiring repair may readily be removed and number of joints in the superheater pipes has been re-duced to a minimum. The arrangement of the front end and of the superheatertubes is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Steam from the dry pipeenters the top or saturated steam header, shown in detail inFig. 3, and flows through the fingers of the header into 1%in. solid drawn weldless steel tubes, inside diameter 15-16 tubes are upset at one end and are forged and bent, by 1 ». -_ fJUJ i ! 1 -1 i/.-i 1 / i -in ■ 7 i/ 1 Y-f-t- ■ 1 -7 -k - -y r. * Illustrated articles. FIG. 3—TOP OR SATUBATED STEAM HEADER.
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