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High
Pressure Service |
Low
Pressure Service |
Engines |
3 @ 12,000,000 GPD
Head 412' to 506' |
4 @ 25,000,000 GPD,
Head 154' to 225' |
Manufacture |
Holly Mfg Co.,
Lockport, NY |
Holly history |
Holly Manufacturing Company began in
Lockport NY, merged with the Snow Steam Pump Works of
Buffalo NY, and became part of International Steam. Later
they became Worthington Pump headquartered in Buffalo and
closed in 1987.
source |
Type |
Vertical, triple expansion, crank & flywheel |
Construction |
1898-1906 |
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Service |
10-6-1906 /
12-2-1952 |
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High pressure cylinder |
34" diameter |
32" diameter |
Intermediate pressure cylinder |
64" diameter |
60" diameter |
Low
pressure cylinder |
98" diameter |
90" diameter |
Stroke |
60" |
60" |
Steam pressure |
160 p.s.i. |
160 p.s.i. |
Surface area of 1st
re-heater |
165 ft2 |
157 ft2 |
Surface area of 2nd
re-heater |
230 ft2 |
285 ft2 |
Steam valve
gearing |
Corliss & Poppet |
Corliss & Poppet |
R.P.M. |
20 nominal |
20 nominal |
Piston speed |
200 feet/minute |
200 feet/minute |
Horse power |
1,100 Mfg |
1,200 |
Flywheels |
2 |
2 |
Flywheel |
20' diameter, 38
ton |
20' diameter, 35
ton |
Length of main
shaft |
12' 7 1/2" |
12' 1 1/2" |
Diameter of main
shaft |
23 3/8" |
22" |
Length of main
shaft journals |
32" |
32" |
Diameter of main
shaft journals |
20" |
19" |
Length of crank
pin journal |
11" |
11" |
Diameter of crank
pin journal |
12 1/2" |
12" |
Length of cross
head pin journal |
11" |
11" |
Diameter cross
head pin journal |
12 1/2" |
12" |
Weight |
1,100 ton |
900 |
Height |
57 feet |
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Base |
21' 6" deep X wide x high |
|
Working decks |
6
decks |
|
Attached Ancillaries |
Attached surface condenser, air pump, feed pump, air
compressor, exhaust heater |
Condenser type |
Surface |
Surface |
Condenser size |
5' 11" x 13' 6' |
5' 11" x 12' 6' |
Condensing surface |
2,200 ft2 |
2,000 ft2 |
Diameter of
attached air pump cylinder |
24" |
24" |
Stroke of air pump
piston |
60" |
60" |
Diameter of
feed pump cylinder |
3 1/4" |
3 1/4" |
Stroke of feed pump plunger |
60" |
60" |
Diameter of
attached air compressor cylinder |
3 3/8" |
3 3/8" |
Auxiliary air compressor |
New
York Air Brake Company |
Diameter of air
compressor piston |
two-stage, 2
1/2" and 3" |
single-stage,
3" |
Stroke of air
compressor piston |
60" |
60" |
Heating surface of
exhaust heater |
314 ft2 |
314 ft2 |
Pumps |
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Pumps/engine |
3 |
3 |
Pump type |
Plunger |
Plunger |
Pump plunger diameter |
26 1/2" |
38 1/4" |
Diameter of pump
barrel |
38" |
55" |
Diameter of pump
valve chamber |
59" |
61" |
Effective area of
pump valves |
824 ft2 |
1,440 ft2 |
Diameter of valves |
3 5/8" |
4 3/16" |
Diameter of
discharge |
Dual 22" |
Dual 30" |
Pumping capacity/engine
GPD*** |
12,000,000 rated
12,435,222 tested |
25,000,000 rated
25,828,539 tested |
Gallons/Revolution |
428 |
890 |
Stroke |
60
inches |
60
inches |
Inlet nozzle |
60" |
72" |
Outlet nozzle |
48" |
60" |
Discharge pressure |
220 p.s.i. |
97 p.s.i. |
Suction valves |
3 5/8 inch diameter |
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Discharge valves |
4 3/16 inch
diameter |
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Boilers |
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Boilers |
Six batteries of two each, Geary water tube boilers by Oil
City Boiler Works. In 1921-23 the boilers were replaced with
seven Stirling water tube boilers, 529 HP each and Riley
forced draught stokers. |
Boiler plant HP |
3,703 |
|
Boiler plant
efficiency |
74% |
71.8% |
Boiler tubes |
140 tubes, 3 1/2 inch diameter |
Boiler feed pumps |
2- pumps from the Snow Steam Pump Company |
Feed water heater |
Erie City Iron Works |
|
Coal feed |
American underfeed stokers |
|
Steam pressure |
160 p.s.i.g. |
|
Steam moisture |
1% at engine, 2%
at boiler |
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Heat boosters |
|
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Gases leaving
boiler |
523°F |
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Gases leaving
superheater |
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Stack temperature |
235°F |
|
Water evaporated
per 1 lb dry coal |
9.47 lb, boiler
contribution 95%, economizer contribution 5% |
9.23 |
Feed water |
82°F from water softening and
deaerating plant , 124° from
engine heater , 201°F
from auxiliary heater , 259°F from
economizer |
Work duty coal for
every 100 lb of dry coal |
135,000,000 ft lb
rated
152,884,425 ft lb, tested |
135,000,000 ft lb
rated
153,889,966 ft lb tested |
Work duty steam |
173,560,148 ft lb
per 1,000 lb of dry steam, weir measurement |
172,650,715 ft lb |
Boiler House |
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Smokestack |
Dual 8' ID, 150' high
stacks of brick on circular stone base resting on a concrete
foundation with a diameter of 35' and 8' deep. The stack is
faced with light buff-colored radial Kittanning pressed
brick and toped with a cast-iron cap.
Forced
draught was provided by two 10 inch by 10 inch Buffalo
Forge Co. engines each direct driving an 92 inch Buffalo
Forge Co. fan. |
Coal storage building |
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Coal storage |
8,400 tons
allowing for an ample supply during periods of low river
level. |
Coal hoppers |
120, inverted
pyramid (pocket type) storing 70 ton/hopper |
Coal supply |
Coal supply was originally received by barge |
Coal delivery |
Coal was elevated
to a cross belt conveyor and distributed by means of shuttle
belt conveyors to the 120 pocket hoppers. |
Boiler coal
delivery (Coal Passers) |
Coal was delivered
to the boilers via a wagon pulled by an electric battery
driven engine called the "Dingy" about the size of a golf cart. |
Coal size |
Pittsburg Nut &
Slack which is 1 1/2" and 3/4" respectively. 13,000 B.T.U.
per pound of coal |
Coal moisture |
2 1/3% |
|
Ash from coal |
9.45 % |
|
Slate in coal |
.55% |
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Station
Electrical Supply |
Four Crocker-Wheeler 40 K.W. four-pole generators powered by
two De Laval steam turbines with an operating of speed of
1,200 RPM, supplied by Dravo, Doyle & Co., Sewickley, PA. at
a cost of $8,650- |
* * * GPD, Gallons Per day |
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