Talking about the textbook in the steam age

Talking about the textbook in the steam age

An introduction to steam generation and distribution

Early steam boilers such as the wagon, the haystack and the egg-ended boiler worked at low pressures (less than 0.7 barg) and were used to drive pumps at mines, particularly the deep mines of Cornwall and the North East via with Newcomen's atmospheric and Watt's condensing engines. These boilers were very inefficient

Boiler Safety

Steam Traps. Steam traps are checked for proper operation when determining the cause of a steambound feedwater pump. 8-A steambound feedwater pump. is a condition resulting from water pumped that becomes too hot and turns to steam. The feedwater pump is designed to pump liquids, but does not work with air or steam.

Talking about the textbook in the steam age