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2. Boiler explosion - Wikipedia

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   Boiler explosions are of a particular danger in (locomotive-type) fire tube boilers because the top of the firebox (crown sheet) must be covered with some amount of water at all times; or the heat of the fire can weaken the crown sheet or crown stays to the point of failure, even at normal working pressure.

3. Steam explosion - Wikipedia

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   A failure of fire tubes forces large volumes of high pressure, high temperature steam back down the fire tubes in a fraction of a second and often blows the burners off the front of the boiler, whereas a failure of the pressure vessel surrounding the water would lead to a full and entire evacuation of the boiler's contents in a large steam ...

4. List of boiler explosions - Wikipedia

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   3: 0 [58] Union Pacific 9018: 20 October 1948: Locomotive United States: 1.97 miles (3.17 km) east of Upland, Kansas: 3 [59] Deutsche Reichsbahn 95 6679: 4 May 1951: Locomotive East Germany: Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works, Meiningen: 11: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 1642: 9 June 1953: Locomotive United States: Hinton, West Virginia: 3 [60 ...

5. List of steam technology patents - Wikipedia

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   DE 4311775 (A1), 1994, Feedwater-preheater construction for preheating temperatures above 100 deg C for steam generators, in particular locomotive-type boilers DE 19746384 (A1) , 1999, Steam locomotive with steam storage boiler coupled to running gear, and used for shunting and industrial purposes

6. Cutoff (steam engine) - Wikipedia

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   On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reversing gear. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the cylinder from the boiler plays a crucial role in the control of a steam engine. Once the valve has closed, steam trapped in the cylinder expands adiabatically. The steam pressure drops as it expands.

7. Firebox (steam engine) - Wikipedia

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   In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler. Most are somewhat box-shaped, hence the name. The hot gases generated in the firebox are pulled through a rack of tubes running through the boiler. [1] [2]

8. Blowback (steam engine) - Wikipedia

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   A blowback (also blow back or blow-back) is a failure of a steam locomotive, which can be catastrophic.. One type of blowback is caused when atmospheric air blows down the locomotive's chimney, causing the flow of hot gases through the boiler tubes to be reversed, with the fire itself being blown through the firehole onto the footplate, with potentially serious consequences for the crew.

9. 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.