| RefNo | AP/13/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the explosion of boilers of steam engines' by Jacob Perkins |
| Date | [1828] |
| Description | Perkins 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. |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |