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- Steam pipe may refer to: A pipe designed to carry pressurized steam from a boiler to the working components, i.e. the steam engine(s) or turbine(s). Such...899 bytes (160 words) - 23:03, 14 October 2015
supply system. Steam vapor can be caused by a leak in Con Ed's steam system or by cooler water contacting the outside of a steam pipe. The vapor is often...11 KB (1,113 words) - 14:18, 9 May 2024
caused by the failure of an 83-year-old, 24-inch (0.61 m) underground steam pipe near Grand Central Terminal, which exploded during the evening rush hour...32 KB (3,442 words) - 14:30, 23 November 2023
District heating (redirect from Steam Pipe)too. It was state of the art until the 1930s. These systems piped very high-temperature steam through concrete ducts, and were therefore not very efficient...130 KB (13,950 words) - 16:55, 24 May 2024
Pipefitter (redirect from Pipe fitter)polyethylene, and galvanized pipe, which is typically glued, soldered, or threaded. Other types of piping systems include steam, ventilation, hydraulics,...7 KB (721 words) - 01:56, 9 May 2024
main steam pipe, or dry pipe, and the regulator/throttle valve.: 211–212 : 26 Air pump / Air compressor Westinghouse pump (US+) Powered by steam, it compresses...28 KB (2,575 words) - 19:41, 30 November 2023
is to control the amount of steam leaving the boiler. The steam then either travels directly along and down a steam pipe to the engine unit or may first...145 KB (17,775 words) - 15:12, 20 May 2024
Newcomen atmospheric engine (redirect from Newcomen Steam Engine)experimenters used steam to power small fountains working like a coffee percolator. First a container was filled with water via a pipe, which extended through...32 KB (4,494 words) - 16:38, 12 June 2024
repairing a high pressure steam pipe in front of the building when a 30-inch (76 cm) connecting sleeve burst, releasing steam and debris upwards. Laboratory...4 KB (403 words) - 22:49, 29 February 2024
Consolidated Edison (section Steam)and the resulting failures of interconnects in the power grid. 1989: A steam pipe explosion in Gramercy Park killed three, injured 24, and required the...51 KB (5,486 words) - 06:24, 28 May 2024- forces acting on the pipe such as weight of pipe and fluid, forces due to relief or blow down, pressure waves generated due to water/steam hammer effects....20 KB (2,965 words) - 22:29, 13 May 2022
Water hammer (redirect from Steam hammer (pressure surge))pressure wave propagates in the pipe. This pressure wave can cause major problems, from noise and vibration to pipe rupture or collapse. It is possible...35 KB (4,362 words) - 08:47, 28 May 2024- cause steam hammer: a form of water hammer caused by water build up 'plugging' a pipe then being accelerated by the steam flowing through the pipe until...2 KB (287 words) - 10:26, 21 May 2024
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...6 KB (787 words) - 20:28, 21 August 2023
February 1895. It was the first Swedish steam-pipe association to take care of the interests of the owners of steam generators and other pressure vessels...5 KB (364 words) - 14:49, 10 October 2023
behind and above their cells. Eventually they cut a hole in a steam pipe and used the pipe to escape from the prison into the city sewer, with tools obtained...38 KB (4,119 words) - 17:01, 15 May 2024
American National Standard Pipe Thread standards, often called national pipe thread standards for short, are United States national technical standards...16 KB (890 words) - 22:43, 8 January 2024
site, on the north bank of the Wupper, a few metres (yards) from the steam pipe bridge onto which the train fell (and which has since been repaired)....21 KB (2,742 words) - 12:43, 28 October 2023
Kenyon, tied his hands behind his back, and tied the rope to an overhead steam pipe in the furnace room. Then they decided to cut him free and move him to...15 KB (1,790 words) - 18:16, 14 April 2024
crawl under or climb over a pipe—a highly dangerous activity, especially when the pipe contains scalding high-pressure steam (and may not be particularly...13 KB (1,660 words) - 01:20, 22 April 2024
- steam pipe (plural steam pipes) Alternative form of steampipe. 1959 December, “New TPOs for the Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 581: Each
- piping, there are the one-pipe and two-pipe systems, with several varieties and combinations of each; and as regards the steam supply, there are high and
- A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. CONTENT : A - F , G - L , M - R , S - Z , See also , External
- draught also prevent smoke and flame from entering the cab. 12 Main steam pipe — carries steam to the cylinders. 13 Smoke box door — Hinged circular door to