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 345
nd force large volumes of water into the boiler,against the same or even higher pressure than that ofthe steam ? An injector works because the steam imparts suffi-cient velocity to the water to overcome the pressure ofthe boiler. This is a statement of fact; to explain the action,we will take up… … Figure 156The Self-Acting Injector, Class N Improved P. R. R. Standard internal pressure of 180 pounds. If the thermometeris placed inside, it is found that both the water and thesteam are at the same temperature, 379 deg. But thesteam contains more heat than the water, becauseafter water is…
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