Boiler explosion
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boiler-explosion-172-10048068
title:
Boiler explosion
text:
A boiler explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler. There are two types of boiler explosions. One type is a failure of the pressure parts of the steam and water sides. There can be many different causes, such as failure of the safety valve, corrosion of critical parts of the boiler, or low water level. Corrosion along the edges of lap joints was a common cause of early boiler explosions. In steam locomotive boilers, as knowledge was gained by trial and error in early days, the explosive si
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Catastrophic failure of a boiler
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiler_explosion
date created:
2005-09-27T09:03:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:43:54Z
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