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RefNoAP/13/22
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On the explosion of boilers of steam engines' by Jacob Perkins
Date[1828]
DescriptionPerkins describes experiments carried out on the cause of the explosion of steam engine boilers, finding that there is too much steam in the boiler for it to escape through the safety valve and that the rapid generation of highly elastic steam prevents excess steam from escaping in time.

An ink inscription on covering sheet reads 'To be returned to the author if required'. Minor corrections appear throughout in ink.

Subject: Chemistry / Engineering

Communicated by W H [William Hyde] Wollaston. Received by the Royal Society on 21 February 1828.
Extent10p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8298Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist1766 - 1828
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