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 203
s 1,165^ square feet, of which 172.3 is in the fire-box. The grate area is 19.4 square feet, the ratio betweengrate and heating surface of 60. Q. What is the cab turret? A. A distributing chamber or steam head on top of theboiler, inside the cab, having one main valve communicatingwith the steam… … THE CYLINDERS. 197 THE CYLINDERS. Q. What are the principal parts of the cylinders? A. (i) Cylinder proper with its bushing and stuffing-box,(2) steam-chest with its false seat (should there be one) andstuffing-box, and (3) bed-casting or saddle. Q. How many cylinders are there? A. Two, three, or…
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