Railway and Locomotive Engineering . were tried to their respective marks onthe outside sheets, and immediately after-ward (within a few ininutes) the trams,in the proper order, were tried to the. very early stages of their existence gavea great deal of trouble through the sidesheets cracking vertically between thestaybolt holes, and in one instance the the inner and outer sheets, when theboiler was cold, the engine was then firedup, and after 200 pounds pressure hadbeen raised and the pops open for some marks on the inner sheets, and the figures•-hown in the table are the result, indicat-ing
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . were tried to their respective marks onthe outside sheets, and immediately after-ward (within a few ininutes) the trams,in the proper order, were tried to the. very early stages of their existence gavea great deal of trouble through the sidesheets cracking vertically between thestaybolt holes, and in one instance the the inner and outer sheets, when theboiler was cold, the engine was then firedup, and after 200 pounds pressure hadbeen raised and the pops open for some marks on the inner sheets, and the figures•-hown in the table are the result, indicat-ing that the expansion of the outer sheetswas greater, in every case, than tliat of August. 1916. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 259 the inner sheets, as indicated in the fol-lowing table: Mark Outside Wrapper Sheet No. Location Expansion 1—Side Sheet 3/16 inch 2—Side Sheet 5/32 inch J—Side Sheet A inch 4—Side Sheet 3/16 inch 5—Side Sheet 7/32 inch 6—Wagon Top 7/.12 inch 1—Throat Sheet 5/32 inch 2—Throat Sheet 3/16 inch 1-Back Head 5/32 inch Inside of Firebox Difference Location Expansion in Expansion Side Sheet >^ inch 1/16 inch Side Sheet 3/32 inch 1/16 inch Side Sh
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