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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 487

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ated by the constantly recurring small doses ofwater pulled back from an exhaust pipe loop. There are a number of cases on record where the backing up ofwater from an undrained atmospheric exhaust pipe loop caused thecomplete wrecking of the reciprocating parts of an engine or the failureof its… … AUTOMATIC DRAINS FOR UNJ/FLOW CYLINDER HEADS Fig. 2. ditions the throttle was suddenly closed, the pressure drop throughoutthe cylinder was such that momentarily a pressure below that of theatmosphere existed and the water in the exhaust pipe was drawn backinto the cylinder while the engine was…

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