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A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is im…

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  1. A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and superheated.
  2. A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steamautomobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very littlewater space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it tricklesdrop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam andsuperheated.