tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789080065504006399.post8774562490446163300..comments2024-02-06T09:56:14.540+02:00Comments on Waratah Revisited: STEAM PIPE EXPLOSIONS.ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632303307052209160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789080065504006399.post-32831546229953260302017-07-01T12:27:46.987+02:002017-07-01T12:27:46.987+02:00Thanks Stuart for your, always, constructive comme...Thanks Stuart for your, always, constructive comment. Boiler explosions were a very real possibility when a steamer went down. It is interesting to note that some of the survivors from the Titanic heard what they thought must be explosions from boilers as the great liner went down - some believe they heard boilers and engines coming loose from their beds and crashing through the holds - and others, yet, believe the sounds came from Titanic breaking in two. I wonder if Waratah's boilers held when she went down??ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632303307052209160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789080065504006399.post-68041777091266220632017-07-01T10:30:44.663+02:002017-07-01T10:30:44.663+02:00Itheresting. One other possiblity is that a boiler...Itheresting. One other possiblity is that a boiler exploded. I understand that this is theretically possible for marine boilers due to thermal shock. (sudden contact of a hot boiler with freezing or very cold sea water) I dont know enough about the mechanics of ship boilers to say for other reasons such as over pressurisation, poor quality steel, stay failure or faulty safty valves which can affect fire tube boilers (locomotive boilers). In many steam railway engines there is a plug that is designed to melt and in theory stop an explosion if the top of the fire box becomes exposed I understand however that this in itself is a pretty voilent event. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776342572691773762noreply@blogger.com