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2. List of boiler types by manufacturer - Wikipedia

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   heat-recovery boiler: a boiler without its own furnace, used to recover heat from some earlier process, such as a large marine Diesel engine or an industrial furnace. [19] Hornsby boiler: a form of bundled-tube water-tube boiler. [14] Huber boiler: a return-tube boiler used in the Huber company's traction engines. haystack boiler

3. Glossary of boiler terms - Wikipedia

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   These wear out frequently, so as designed for easy replacement. See also: Rocking grate. Firebox In a steam engine, the area where the fuel is burned. Firedoor A door leading from outside the boiler into the firebox, through which fuel (such as coal) could be added by stokers. Fire dropping Emptying out the remains of the fire after a day's work.

4. Fire-tube boiler - Wikipedia

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   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 heat between upper and lower fire tubes. To hold these in place, a metal ...

5. Firebox (steam engine) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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   In construction, asbestos abatement is a set of procedures designed to control the release of asbestos fibers from asbestos-containing materials. [1] Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos materials, particularly when those materials are being removed, encapsulated, or repaired.

7. Asbestos and the law (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos litigation is the longest, most expensive mass tort in U.S. history, involving more than 8,000 defendants and 700,000 claimants. [1] By the early 1990s, "more than half of the 25 largest asbestos manufacturers in the US, including Amatex, Carey-Canada, Celotex, Eagle-Picher, Forty-Eight Insulations, Manville Corporation, National Gypsum, Standard Insulation, Unarco, and UNR Industries ...