Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 211
Company and as applied to piston-valve engines of their manufacture. The opening a connectswith the steam passage, between the valve chamber and thesaddle, and b connects with the steam port, between the valvechamber and the cylinder. When using steam, the valve isclosed by the pressure from a,… … Fig-. 61. permitting free communication between the end of the cylinderand the steam passage, and hence between both ends of thecylinder. It has been noticed that engines having these valvesdraw in much less air through the relief valves in the steampassage than those without them, demonstrating…
Locomotives
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