The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 299
; E, the pipe to convey water from the feed-pump ; S, a smallrod for connecting the valve C with the crossbar B ; D, a door, fixedby four screws to the side of the chest, which may be readily removedin case of examining the valve. With this simple arrangement, it will be observed, there is not… … Fig. 3. steam from around the float-wire, &c, the effect of which alwaysproves so injurious to the boiler. The compensation-valve, I presume, will be too readily understoodtojneed any explanation from me; it may, however, be noticed, thatit is composed of brass, and that the part which is…
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