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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. · leaf 247

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e, that a certain funda-mental similarity exists between two principal types of steam primemovers. In making this statement, we refer to the similarity thatexists in the heat changes that take place and which we shall discussmore fully later on. Before proceeding with this discussion, however,it… … Fig. i. The reciprocating steam engine may be illustrated diagrammaticallyas in Fig. i. At each end of the cylinder are shown two valves,those at the top being for admission of steam and those at the bottombeing for the exit or the exhaust of the used steam. Consideringthe head end (the right hand…

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