STEAM-BOILERS:
THEIR DEFECTS, MANAGEMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION.
By R. D. MUNRO,
Chief Engineer of the Scottish Boiler Insurance and Engine Inspection Company.
General Contents.—I. Explosions caused (1) By Overheating of Plates—(2) By Defective and Overloaded Safety Valves—(3) By Corrosion, Internal or External—(4) By Defective Design and Construction (Unsupported Flue Tubes; Unstrengthened Manholes; Defective Staying; Strength of Rivetted Joints; Factor of Safety)—II. Construction of Vertical Boilers: Shells—Crown Plates and Uptake Tubes—Man-Holes, Mud-Holes, and Fire-Holes—Fireboxes—Mountings—Management—Cleanings—Table of Bursting Pressures of Steel Boilers—Table of Rivetted Joints—Specifications and Drawings of Lancashire Boiler for Working Pressures (a) 80 lbs.; (b) 200 lbs. per square inch respectively.
“A valuable companion for workmen and engineers engaged about Steam Boilers, ought to be carefully studied, and ALWAYS AT HAND.”—Coll. Guardian.
“The book is VERY USEFUL, especially to steam users, artisans, and young Engineers.”—Engineer.
By the same Author.
KITCHEN BOILER EXPLOSIONS: Why they Occur, and How to Prevent their Occurrence. A Practical Handbook based on Actual Experiment. With Diagram and Coloured Plate. Price 3s.