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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 354

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per minute.The boiler pressure is kept at100 lbs. per square inch, andthe engine exhausts into theatmosphere through a closedheater in the summer time, butsupplies exhaust steam to aheating system in the winter.The average horsepower de-veloped is about 106 (indi-cated). Part of its output… … Fig. 2. A Closer View of the Valve Gear.The Eccentric Rod is Unhooked. stop, and that a failure of the governor would result in the engine failing torelease, and therefore a run away would result unless the connected loadoffered resistance enough to keep the speed within safe limits. 78 THE…

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