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The inner firebox was D-shaped in plan, with a flat tubeplate. Fireboxes of this time did not yet have a brick arch and so the Bury firebox was relatively short in length but tall, to give an adequate length of combustion path. The outer firebox was a vertical cylinder, formed into a tall hemispherical dome above it. [3]
Firebox of a GWR 6959 Class steam locomotive, showing the underside of the brick arch, constructed from specially-shaped firebricks. Empty firebox of a Baureihe 52, showing the brick arch. There is a large brick arch (made from fire brick) attached to the front wall (boiler throat plate) of the firebox immediately beneath the firetubes. This ...
A locomotive boiler with a wide firebox may have arch tubes or thermic syphons. As firebox technology developed, it was found that placing a baffle of firebricks (heat-resistant bricks) inside the firebox to direct the flow of hot flue gasses up into the top of the firebox before it flowed into the fire tubes increased efficiency by equalizing ...
The firebox is another hemispherical dome, riveted to the base foundation ring to give a narrow waterspace. The fire-tubes are arranged in a single horizontal group above this, mounted between two flat vertical plates that are inset into the boiler barrel.
The hatched circles show the outline of the barrel to which the firebox was attached. A Round-topped firebox cross section shown for comparison. Note the angling of the stays. Pacific-type flat-topped inner firebox. The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium in 1864. Today ...
British 9F 92024 with Crosti boiler, showing secondary smokebox door and side-mounted chimney Schematic diagram of a Franco–Crosti boiler with single feedwater heater. The Franco–Crosti boiler is a type of boiler used for steam locomotives. It was designed in the 1930s by Attilio Franco and Dr Piero Crosti. [1]
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In a vertical boiler, the water is all sitting on the top of the firebox, and the boiler would need to be extremely low on water before a gradient could cause a risk by uncovering the firebox top. Simpler (major) maintenance – A vertical boiler is usually mounted on a frame on the vehicle, allowing easy replacement.