Excerpt from Proceedings of the International Engineering Congress, Division of Marine and Naval Engineering and Naval Architecture, Vol. 2 of 2: Held in Connection With the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, July 31-August 5, 1893 WE understand the term tubulous or coil boilers to apply to that class of boilers constructed of small or moderate-sized tubes connected under varying combinations, in which the water contained is in the tube, and the heat is applied to the exterior. As this is a Congress of Marine Engineers, it is our pur pose to consider only the particular style of boiler as adapted for marine purposes, or, in other words, Marine Water-tube Boilers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.