Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 125
en the boilerrequires water, the valve opens and al-lows it to flow in. When it has receivedthe proper quantity, the float rises, shutsthe valve, and stops the flow of watertill more is required. The water-feeder is so connected with the boiler that it is not affected by the pressure of the steam,… … HEATING BY STEAM AND HOT WATER. 115 the supply fails. The tube D is a hydrostatic column connected with the bottom of the boiler, beingin effect a part of the boiler itself, and is always open to the external air. Before steam is gen-erated, the water in the tube and boiler is on a level; but when…
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