Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Case steam engine explodes... kills 3
[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by John ne. on July 30, 2001 at 20:59:48 from (209.74.225.158):
In Reply to: Case steam engine explodes... kills 3 posted by jim on July 29, 2001 at 18:37:20:
Quoting from my 1903 engineers handbook,"The crownsheet is at the top of the firebox, just under the water of the boiler,so long as it is covered with water, the water will conduct the heat away, if however, it is not covered with water, but only steam, it quickly becomes overheated, since steam does not conduct the heat away like water does. the great danger is that the thin layer of water near this overheated crown sheet will suddenly be turned into a great volume of steam and cause an explosion." The reports I have read of the Ohio tragedy say the tractor was backing into position, if the water was low and ran away from the crown sheet and sloshed back when it stopped, a great explosion could of resulted from this. Not knowing any more details, I hope this settles a few questions some folks here have. John in Nebr.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Talk of the Town: The Saga of Grandpa's Tractor - by The following saga is from the Tractor Talk Discussion Forum. Someone. The saga starts with the following message: Hey guys I have a decision to make. I know what you all will probably suggest and it will probably agree with me way down inside, but here it is. I have a picture blown up and framed in my "tractor room" of a Farmall M. It was my Grandpa's tractor, of which whom I never got to meet. He froze to death getting this tractor out of the barn to pull a truck out of the ditch before I was born. Anyway my dad and aunt had to sell it at the auction,
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|