Handbook for the use of electricians in the operation and care of electrical machinery and apparatus of the U.S. seacoast defenses (1902)
United States. War Dept, Anderson, George Lucius, 1849-1934 · Washington, Govt. Print. Off. · leaf 17
3. Upright Boiler. 1. K, smokestack ; H, weight safety valve ;G, feed pipe; S, steam space; P, pressuregauge \ c c c, gauge cocks ; I, water line ; / t,fire tubes; N, feed pipe with stop valve;iir M M, hand holes ; a a, stay bolts ; F, firebox ; E, grate ; D, ash pit; k, ring ; 10 HANDBOOK FOR… … it escapes through the channels C, C The channels are, however, not large enoughto allow the steam to escape from the chamber as fast as it enters, and hence thepressure in the chamber rises and acts on the area inside the seat M. This addi-tional pressiire throws the valve wide open andqviickly…
Electric machinery · Searchlights · Coast defenses
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