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 535
ercept-ing-valve and cuts off the supply of high-pressure steam fromthe low-pressure cylinder (Fig. 326). Q. In the Worsdell and the von Borries compounds, howabout the starting power? 520 LOCOMOTIVE CATECHISM. A. When boiler-pressure steam is let into the receiver bythe starting-valve, and the… … Fig. 330. Two-Cylinder Compound. Q. In this type of engine, supposing that the crank startsat a dead point on the high-pressure side, how long will theengine move before it commences to zvork compound? A. About three-quarters of a rotation. Q. If the high-pressure piston is near the cut-off point,…
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