pump for the supply ofcondensing water to the cistern L by the pipe R. From thecistern L water is supplied by the pipe N for keeping thetop of the piston P air and steam-tight, and by the pipeM for condensing the steam in the cylinder. K is the hotwell into which the water passes by the pipe k,… … ON STEAM AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 213 The diagram represents the piston at the top of thecylinder, where it has been brought by the weight of thepump-rod and counterbalance weight; the cylinder O havingbeen filled with steam of atmospheric pressure, the furtheradmission of steam from the boiler is cut…
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