General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

33.0 cm

Width

8.5 cm

Height

1.8 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Motive power

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

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Canada

SUPERHEATER TUBES WERE USED WIDELY IN CANADIAN RAILWAY PRACTICE FROM C. 1915 ONWARD

Function

A SECTION OF A SUPERHEATER TUBE, WHICH IS AN ARRANGEMENT OF TUBES LOCATED IN THE MAIN TUBES OR FLUES OF A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE; STEAM PASSES THROUGH THE SUPERHEATER TUBES & IS 'SUPERHEATED' BEFORE BEING USED TO PRODUCE POWER. THIS PROCESS INCREASES OPERATING EFFICIENCY.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A DEVICE USED TO IMPART ADDITIONAL HEAT TO SATURATED STEAM, ENABLING IT TO PASS THROUGH THE STEAM PIPES, VALVES, & CYLINDERS OF A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WITHOUT LOSS OF HEAT DUE TO CONDENSATION. THE UNIVERSALLY USED FIRE TUBE TYPE WOULD CONSIST OF A HEADER, A SYSTEM OF TUBES, & A DAMPER MECHANISM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

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Missing

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Finish

UNFINISHED

Decoration

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