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chamafun463

January 03, 2011 02:41PM

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This question has been on my mind for some time. After reading about the RGS single rotary being severly damaged by a boiler explosion. It got me to wondering. What were the causes leading up to the rotaries demise? Was it carelessness, lack of water, or mechanical malfunction?

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Damaged Rotary	Jerry Day	January 01, 2011 10:59AM
Re: Damaged Rotary	BrianJ	January 01, 2011 08:38PM
Re: Damaged Rotary	tomc	January 02, 2011 11:04AM
Re: Damaged Rotary	Stewart Rhine	January 02, 2011 02:23PM
Re: Damaged Rotary	Herb Kelsey	January 03, 2011 03:10AM
Speaking of Damaged Rotaries	chamafun463	January 03, 2011 02:41PM
Re: Speaking of Damaged Rotaries	Jerry Day	January 03, 2011 03:58PM
Re: Speaking of Damaged Rotaries	chamafun463	January 03, 2011 04:48PM
nobody killed	hank	January 03, 2011 05:05PM
Re: nobody killed	Jerry Day	January 03, 2011 07:35PM

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