Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-09
SOMETHING NEW IN BOILERS.
The Singular Looking Contrivance at the
Riverside Works.

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Riverside Works.
To the ordinary observer one Of the i'm
proyements now in process Of construction
at the Riverside Steel Works, AT BenwOOd,
looks all the world like big circular pile
pipe For while people in the neighbor-
hood wondered Just what the singular con
trivance was, and little suspected that it
was anything Of very great utility. But
such it is.
IL is boiler. and very new one, cs-
pecially in these parts II is a sort Of tu-
bular boiler known as the Climax Steam
Generator. and il will be the first contriv-
ancc of the kind in use this side Of the Al
leghcncs II is manufactured by Thomas
f.. MOrrin, OF Jersey, y. j.. and the patent
for the same has been in force but few
years IL consists Of a vertical cylinder, 10
the exterior of which is fitted series Of
loop tubes, the upper and lower ends Of
which are not in the same vertical line.
The cylinder is fitted with man-hole at its
extremity, and there is also another IN the
shell. near tine lower extremity, below the
line Of crate bars.
There is a smaller cylinder inside Of and
concenuic with the main cylinder, made IN
short sections which can easily be removed
if needed for repairs, lis bottom being sup
ported on brackets rveted 10 the outer cyl
lnder. but its top is open and situated a
tritie below the water line. The lower
ends Of the tubes are connected TO the inner
cylinder by short tubes. The fire box
surrounds the cylinder, and its outer wall
is formed of a thin iron casing lined with
refractory material. The feed water Is
heated by passing through coil resting
upon the upper tubes of the generator, and
enters the cylinder. The ratio of heating
surface 10 the crate area Is large, being
20 to |, and the circulation is far ahead Of
the ordinary boiler.
One great advantage Of this new style 0f
boiler. in addition 10 its almost absolute
safety. is the rapid manner in which steam
can be gotten up On recent test, cold
water 10 the temperature of - degrees
Fareinheit was sent up 20 20 pounds pres
sure in 80 minutes from the time the tre
was it, The pipes are inches in diane
ter. and i'm the size of boiler at the River
side the coil Of pipe reaches 6,oJO feet. re
curing rs holes in the cylinder. There is
: feet of heating surface in each pipe. The
flame plays on the inside Of the large cylin-
der and thus has "A large heating sur
face. and in this respect It's
construction is almost the reverse OF the
ordinary locomotive and other boilers. The
entire structure is y feet . inches high.
Although the boiler was purchased for 600
| horse power, il can work up 10 100 with
safety. The construction Of this seemingly
elaborate affair though very simple IN
operation. requires several weeks. The
Riverside Company will have two Of these
boilers OF the same size. IL is the only
boiler now made that meets all the pressing
modern requirements Mr.. A. r.. Jones,
who is experimenting the construction Of
this unique affair, after leaving here, will
build the next one in Pittsburg. IL is an
affair calculated 10 excite wonder at first,
but such as the reporter found, is quickly
dispcllcd under the tutorship of the skilled
mechanic MIR JOncs