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2. Boiler explosion - Wikipedia

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   The sudden dispersion and projection of the water in the boiler against the bounding surfaces of the boiler is the great cause of the violence of the results: the dispersion, being caused by the momentary generation of steam throughout the mass of the water, and in its efforts to escape, it carries the water before it, and the combined momentum ...

3. List of boiler explosions - Wikipedia

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   Etching of damage from a boiler explosion in Newark, New Jersey in 1867 This is a list of steam boiler explosions such as railway locomotive , marine transport (military and civilian), and stationary power:

4. Snifting valve - Wikipedia

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   In one configuration the valve is lifted onto its seat by steam pressure and falls away under gravity when steam is shut off. This allows air to be drawn freely through it. Alternatively, the valve rests on its seat under gravity and is lifted by inward air flow, which can give rise to a characteristic rattle when a locomotive is coasting.

5. Boiler blowdown - Wikipedia

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   A steam boiler evaporates liquid water to form steam, or gaseous water, and requires frequent replenishment of boiler feedwater for the continuous production of steam required by most boiler applications. Water is a capable solvent, and will dissolve small amounts of solids from piping and containers including the boiler.

6. Steam dome - Wikipedia

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   Cutaway section of a steam dome, showing the regulator inside. The steam dome is a vessel fitted to the top of the boiler of a steam engine.It contains the opening to the main steam pipe and its purpose is to allow this opening to be kept well above the water level in the boiler.

7. Glossary of boiler terms - Wikipedia

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   A non-return valve where the feedwater enters the boiler drum. They are usually mounted halfway along the boiler drum, or else as a top feed, but away from the firebox, so as to avoid stressing it with the shock of cold water. Cladding The layer of insulation and outer wrapping around a boiler shell, particularly that of a steam locomotive.