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 464
y disappeared. THE STEAM OR WATER BRAKE. Q. Hozv did Le Chatelier propose to employ the counter-pressure of the steam as a brake in stopping the train? A. By closing the blast pipe and connecting the exhaustport by a branch pipe with the steam and water space of the WATER BRAKE. 453 boiler, so that… … Rod to cab, to operate _backpressure valve S Chatelier valve pipe \ from Cylinder exhaust passage to cab pips Fig. 304. Baldwin Water Brake for Compound Engine, 454 LOCOMOTIVE CATECHISM. A. To prevent the steam being superheated during com-pression, and to keep pistons and valves from getting dry.…
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