| Page |
| PREFACE | 7 |
| INTRODUCTION | 9 |
| MATERIALS | 12 |
| | Coal | 13 |
| Wood | 14 |
| Peat | 14 |
| Tan | 15 |
| Straw | 15 |
| Coke, Charcoal, Peat Charcoal | 15 |
| Liquid and Gas Fuels | 15 |
| Air | 16 |
| Table of Evaporation | 18 |
| Fire Irons | 19 |
| Handy Tools | 21 |
| The Tool Box | 22 |
| THE FIRING OF STEAM BOILERS | 24 |
| Directions for Firing with Various Fuels | 28 |
| Firing with Coke | 28 |
| Firing with Coal Tar | 30 |
| Firing with Straw | 31 |
| Firing with Oil | 32 |
| Firing on an Ocean Steamer | 32 |
| Firing of Sawdust and Shavings | 33 |
| Firing a Locomotive | 36 |
| Firing with Tan Bark | 36 |
| Points Relating to Firing | 37 |
| Foaming in Boilers | 42 |
| A CHAPTER OF DON’TS | 44 |
| STEAM GENERATORS | 48 |
| Description | 49 |
| An Upright Steam Boiler | 50 |
| The Growth of the Steam Boiler | 52 |
| Marine Boilers | 60 |
| The Surface Condenser | 65 |
| Operation of the Condenser | 66 |
| Water Tube Steam Boilers | 67 |
| Care of Water Tube Boilers | 70 |
| Sectional Boilers | 71 |
| Locomotive Boilers | 72 |
| Standard Horizontal Tubular Steam Boiler | 79 |
| Parts of the Tubular Boiler | 81 |
| The Triple Draught Tubular Boiler | 83 |
| SPECIFICATION FOR 125 HORSE POWER BOILER | 85 |
| Type | 85 |
| Dimensions | 85 |
| Quality and Thickness of Steel Plates | 85 |
| Flanges | 85 |
| Riveting | 86 |
| Braces | 86 |
| Manholes, Hand Holes and Thimbles | 86 |
| Lugs | 86 |
| Castings | 86 |
| Testing | 87 |
| Quality and Workmanship | 87 |
| Fittings and Mountings | 87 |
| Drawings | 87 |
| Duty of Boiler | 87 |
| MARKS ON BOILER PLATES | 88 |
| CONSTRUCTION OF BOILERS | 89 |
| Quality of Steel Plates | 90 |
| Nickel Steel Boiler Plates | 91 |
| Riveting | 91 |
| Bracing of Steam Boilers | 96 |
| Rule for Finding Pressure or Strain on Bolts | 99 |
| Gusset Stays | 100 |
| Riveted or Screw Stays | 101 |
| Inspector’s Rules Relating to Braces in Steam Boilers | 102 |
| Rules and Tables | 105 |
| Boiler Tubes | 110 |
| Portions of the Marine Boiler which become Thin by Wear | 112 |
| EXAMPLES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DRAWING | 113 |
| Rule for Safe Internal Pressure | 117 |
| DEFINITION OF TERMS | 121 |
| Tensile strength | 121 |
| Contraction of area | 121 |
| Elongation | 121 |
| Shearing strength | 121 |
| Elastic limit | 121 |
| Tough | 121 |
| Ductile | 121 |
| Elasticity | 122 |
| Fatigued | 122 |
| Malleable | 122 |
| Weldable | 122 |
| Cold-short | 122 |
| Hot-short | 122 |
| Homogeneous | 122 |
| BOILER REPAIRS | 123 |
| Repairing Cracks | 123 |
| Defects and Necessary Repairs | 124 |
| Questions by the Proprietor to the Engineer in Charge, Relating to Condition of the Boiler | 127 |
| Questions asked of a Candidate For a Marine License Relating to Defects in Boiler | 127 |
| THE INSPECTION OF STEAM BOILERS | 129 |
| How to prepare for Steam Boiler Inspection | 130 |
| Issuing Certificates | 131 |
| The Hydraulic Test | 131 |
| ENGINEERS’ EXAMINATIONS | 133 |
| MECHANICAL STOKERS | 134 |
| CHEMICAL TERMS AND EXPLANATIONS RELATING TO FEED WATERS | 136 |
| Chemistry | 136 |
| Element | 136 |
| Re-agent | 136 |
| Oxide | 136 |
| Carbonate | 136 |
| Acid | 137 |
| Alkalies | 137 |
| Chloride | 137 |
| Sulphates | 137 |
| Silica | 137 |
| Magnesia | 138 |
| Carbonate of Magnesia | 138 |
| Lime | 138 |
| Soda | 138 |
| Sodium | 138 |
| Salt | 139 |
| ANALYSIS OF FEED WATER | 140 |
| Directions | 140 |
| FROM ARGOS, IND. | 140 |
| FROM SIOUX FALLS, S. D. | 140 |
| FROM LITCHFIELD, ILL. | 141 |
| FROM CHELSEA, MASS. | 141 |
| FROM MEMPHIS, TENN. | 141 |
| FROM PEKIN, ILL. | 141 |
| FROM TIFFIN, OHIO | 141 |
| CORROSION AND INCRUSTATION OF STEAM BOILERS | 142 |
| Preliminary Precipitation of Water | 144 |
| A precipitator for Sea Water | 145 |
| Scale Deposited in Marine Boilers | 146 |
| A locomotive-Boiler Compound | 149 |
| “Points” Relating to the Scaling of Steam Boilers | 149 |
| ENGINEERS’ TESTS FOR IMPURITIES IN FEED WATER | 153 |
| Use of Petroleum Oil in Boilers | 155 |
| Kerosene Oil in Boilers | 156 |
| Mechanical Boiler Cleaners | 159 |
| Scumming Apparatus | 161 |
| Use of Zinc in Marine Boilers | 162 |
| BOILER FIXTURES AND BELONGINGS | 164 |
| Boiler Fronts | 165 |
| Furnace Doors | 168 |
| Fusible Plugs | 171 |
| Grate Bars | 173 |
| Water Gauge Cocks | 176 |
| Glass Gauges | 177 |
| The Mud Drum | 179 |
| Baffle Plates | 180 |
| Dead Plate | 180 |
| Steam Whistles | 180 |
| The Steam Gauge | 181 |
| Steam Separator | 183 |
| Sentinel Valve | 184 |
| Damper Regulators | 185 |
| Fuel Economizer and Feed Water Purifier | 185 |
| Safety Valves | 187 |
| U. S. Rules Relating to Safety Valves | 189 |
| Feed Water Heaters | 196 |
| Capacity of Cisterns | 202 |
| Water Meters | 203 |
| “Points” Relating to Water Meters | 204 |
| The Steam Boiler Injector | 206 |
| “Points” Relating to the Injector | 209 |
| LAWS OF HEAT | 212 |
| THE STEAM PUMP | 215 |
| Classification of Pumps | 217 |
| Points Relating to Pumps | 219 |
| Calculations Relating to Pumps | 222 |
| IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES RELATING TO WATER | 224 |
| STORING AND HANDLING OF COAL | 225 |
| CHEMISTRY OF THE FURNACE | 226 |
| Oxygen | 229 |
| Carbon | 229 |
| Hydrogen | 230 |
| Nitrogen | 230 |
| Sulphur | 230 |
| Carbonic Acid Gas | 230 |
| Carbonic Oxide | 231 |
| Table | 231 |
| HEATPROOF AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTS | 232 |
| PRESSURE RECORDING GAUGE | 233 |
| HORSE POWER AS APPLIED TO BOILERS | 234 |
| Rule For Estimating Horse Power of Horizontal Tubular Steam Boilers | 235 |
| BOILER SETTING | 236 |
| Setting of Water Tube Boilers | 239 |
| Points Relating to Boiler Setting | 239 |
| KINDLING A FURNACE FIRE | 241 |
| Sawdust Furnace | 242 |
| PIPES AND PIPING | 244 |
| Joints of Pipes and Fittings | 248 |
| STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING | 251 |
| Points Relating to Steam Heating | 254 |
| Ventilation | 265 |
| Heating by Exhaust Steam | 267 |
| Care of Steam Fittings | 268 |
| Tools used in Steam Fitting | 269 |
| Cocks | 270 |
| Valves | 271 |
| Steam Fittings | 274 |
| Steam Pipe and Boiler Coverings | 275 |
| Linear Expansion of Steam Pipes | 276 |
| The Steam Loop | 278 |
| BOILER MAKERS’ TOOLS AND MACHINERY | 281 |
| STEAM | 282 |
| WATER HAMMER | 283 |
| HAZARDS OF THE BOILER ROOM | 285 |
| Fuel Oil | 289 |
| WATER CIRCULATION | 294 |
| CHIMNEYS AND DRAUGHT | 296 |
| PLUMBING | 298 |
| Piping and Drainage | 299 |
| Lead Pipe Joints | 300 |
| Repairing Pipes with Putty Joints | 303 |
| Bending Lead Pipe | 304 |
| Plumber’s Solder | 305 |
| Plumber’s Tools | 306 |
| USEFUL TABLES OF WEIGHTS OF IRON AND COMPARISONS OF GAUGES | 309 |
| NOISELESS WATER HEATER | 312 |
| ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES | 313 |
| Burns and Scalds | 313 |
| Glue Burn Mixture | 315 |
| Insensibility from Smoke | 315 |
| Heat-stroke or Sun-stroke | 316 |
| Cuts and Wounds | 316 |
| Bleeding | 317 |
| Frost Bite | 318 |
| Broken Bones | 318 |
| Poultices | 319 |
| How to Carry an Injured Person | 319 |
| PERSONAL | 320 |
| INDEX | 321 |
| ADVERTISMENTS | 333 |
