Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 135
is indicated by apointer traveling about a circular dial graduated to indicatethe pressure in pounds per square inch above atmosphericpressure. 0. Is there no other form of steam-gage than the one unth.disks forced apart by the pressure? A. There is the Bourdon type, in which the pressure is madeto… … Fig. 92. Interior of Crosby-Bourdon Steam-gage.I Q. Name some makes using tubes? A. Bourdon, Crosby, Ashcroft. Q. Using disks? A. Utica. Q. What precaution is taken to prevent the steam takingthe temper out of steam-gage disks or tubes? A. They are put on with a turn or two of the pipe…
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