Boiler Explosion, St Louis

SlamDunk

http://www.wral.com/officials-3-dead-in-reported-boiler-explosion-in-st-louis/16622177/

newagedawn

thats what happens when you forget to maintain a steam boiler, my prayers for those involved

EBEBRATT-Ed

That is awful. Like were back in the 1900s again. Water to steam increase in volume 1700 times.

a box 28" x 28" x 28" filled with water changes to steam the box required to hold the steam volume is now 28' x 28' x 28'

STEVEusaPA

Seems like OSHA has fined alot in the past. So I'm guessing maintenance and preventive maintenance on the boiler was severely lacking.

EBEBRATT-Ed

Thing took off like a rocket ship. A tragady

MilanD

This just made my stomach turn.

SlamDunk

Just passed inspection.

Steamhead

It should have landed in the chief engineer's yard, like that one in Boston did in 1905.

SlamDunk

For the first time EVER, my wife told me to be careful in the boiler room.

bob_46

Article says cast iron I'll bet it's steel .

SlamDunk

http://www.kmov.com/story/35059928/surveillance-footage-of-boiler-explosion-in-soulard-released

The boiler was in the air for 11 seconds!

one Mississippi, two Mississippi,.......

KC_Jones

SlamDunk said:

http://www.kmov.com/story/35059928/surveillance-footage-of-boiler-explosion-in-soulard-released

The boiler was in the air for 11 seconds!

one Mississippi, two Mississippi,.......

If I did my physics correctly that would mean it reached and altitude of 486 ft, strictly by the numbers. That is crazy.

Harry_6

I agree, it wasn't cast iron or it would have been blown to bits and wouldn't have been cylindrical anyway. More likely scotch marine.

SlamDunk

KC_Jones said:

SlamDunk said:

http://www.kmov.com/story/35059928/surveillance-footage-of-boiler-explosion-in-soulard-released

The boiler was in the air for 11 seconds!

one Mississippi, two Mississippi,.......

If I did my physics correctly that would mean it reached and altitude of 486 ft, strictly by the numbers. That is crazy.

I wonder what it weighed? "As big as a van" puts it at 200HP?

Mad Dog_2

Damn! Poor ****. God Rest their souls. Hope we learn more about what happened. But, like many disasters, they get buried in the pile and life goes on. Mad Dog

Gordy

SlamDunk said:

KC_Jones said:

SlamDunk said:

http://www.kmov.com/story/35059928/surveillance-footage-of-boiler-explosion-in-soulard-released

The boiler was in the air for 11 seconds!

one Mississippi, two Mississippi,.......

If I did my physics correctly that would mean it reached and altitude of 486 ft, strictly by the numbers. That is crazy.

I wonder what it weighed? "As big as a van" puts it at 200HP?

Average speed around 300 mph. Yikes!