Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co. · leaf 226
of the stroke, and also quicken the action of the pis-ton in beginning the return stroke. Compression. Closing of the exhaust passage beforethe steam is entirely exhausted from the cylinder. Acertain quantity of steam is thus compressed into theIclearance space. Table 15, giving areas and… … INDICATOR DIAGRAM Figure 103 of the Illustrations are reproductions of actual diagramstaken under ordinary working conditions. Fig- 103 shows a sample diagram taken from a loco-motive running at a speed of 29 miles per hour, andcutting off at 5^ inches. By reference to the letters,the different…
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