Locomotive engine running and management .. (1899)
Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 325
thepiston 4, and extends into a suitably made recess inthe slide-valve, opening and closing port z in theslide-valve. Under ordinary conditions of operatingthe brakes, by a slight reduction of pressure in thetrain-pipe the movement of piston 4 in cylinder h islimited to the distance between the… … Fig. 29^. Fig. 29.—Quick Action Triple Valve. length of cylinder h if a rapid discharge of 10 to 12pounds pressure or more is made from the train-pipe. GRADUATED APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. To apply the brakes gently, a slight reduction of 6to 8 pounds pressure in the train-pipe is made, caus-ing…
Locomotives
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