Sumpter Valley's Heisler #3
| April 08, 2014 01:28PM |
A couple days work and the tubes have been cut and half been removed. We have started the UT process in the firebox and will moving on to the rest of the boiler as soon as the rest of the tubes are removed and the interior is cleaned to bare metal. Preliminary UT readings in the firebox are very consistent and looking favorable.
Boiler interior looking forward.
Firebox tube sheet, By taking readings between every staybolt it saves time laying out a grid.
Door sheet, The coal grates will need to come out to UT the bottom of the firebox sheets - right above the mud ring.
Boiler interior looking forward.
Firebox tube sheet, By taking readings between every staybolt it saves time laying out a grid.
Door sheet, The coal grates will need to come out to UT the bottom of the firebox sheets - right above the mud ring.
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