. The Locomotive. Devoted to Power Plant Protection Published Quarterly Vol. XXXV. HARTFORD, CONN., JULY, 1924. No. 3 COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE Paper Machine Drying Cylinder Explosion At Quincy, III. THERE IS VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOUR ENGINEER IN THIS MAGAZINE. PLEASE LET HIM SEE IT. gg THE LOCOMOTIVE. [July, Explosion of a Paper Machine Drying Cylinder. A DISASTROUS explosion occurred February 29, 1924 in theplant of the North Star Strawboard Mills at Quincy, Illinois,when one or more of the drying cylinders on a paper machinefailed. Two m
. The Locomotive. Devoted to Power Plant Protection Published Quarterly Vol. XXXV. HARTFORD, CONN., JULY, 1924. No. 3 COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE Paper Machine Drying Cylinder Explosion At Quincy, III. THERE IS VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOUR ENGINEER IN THIS MAGAZINE. PLEASE LET HIM SEE IT. gg THE LOCOMOTIVE. [July, Explosion of a Paper Machine Drying Cylinder. A DISASTROUS explosion occurred February 29, 1924 in theplant of the North Star Strawboard Mills at Quincy, Illinois,when one or more of the drying cylinders on a paper machinefailed. Two men were killed and eight injured, the property loss beingestimated at $100,000. An exterior view of the plant after the explo-sion is shown on our front cover. Authentic data are not available regarding this explosion and news-paper accounts of the inquest show conflicting testimony. It appearsthat each machine was equipped with two safety valves set to relieve at60 pounds pressure. The allowable pressure was said to be 50 pounds,with 20 and 25 pounds the usual working limits. The pressure wasregulated by an automatic regulator. There were some rumors thatexcessive pressure was being ca
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