. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—PLAN AND SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS OF SUB-STATION boiler room for the reception of three similar units. Eachboiler is rated at 415 hp, has 4135 sq. ft. of heating surface,and a grate area of 71 ft. The smoke connections aremade at the bottom in the rear of the settings, the gases passthrough dampers to an underground flue which leads to thestack outside the building. At present the boilers are handfired, but it is planned to install mechanical stokers later. The condensers were built by the Worthington are of the surface type, constructed to
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—PLAN AND SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS OF SUB-STATION boiler room for the reception of three similar units. Eachboiler is rated at 415 hp, has 4135 sq. ft. of heating surface,and a grate area of 71 ft. The smoke connections aremade at the bottom in the rear of the settings, the gases passthrough dampers to an underground flue which leads to thestack outside the building. At present the boilers are handfired, but it is planned to install mechanical stokers later. The condensers were built by the Worthington are of the surface type, constructed to produce a highvacuum, and are provided with an inner cooler for dealingwith the air and other non-condensible gases. Each con-denser has 2800 sq. ft. of cooling surface. The condensedsteam is removed from the hot well by a 2-in., two-stageturbine pump located beneath the condenser and driven by a both pump and engine are mounted on a common iron sub-base. A standard Cochrane feed water heater and purifier hasbeen installed a
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