Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 274
rnish Cataract, par. 41.) The valve-gear of a duplex pump is identical, the onlydifference being that the auxiliary cylinder of the single pumphas been made to do pumping work instead of merely throw-ing the valve of its consort engine. The two cylinders lieside by side, and the valve of the first… … Fig. 185.of the water-piston or plunger, whereby the water-valveshave a chance to seat themselves before the current of waterthrough them is reversed. Almost the only form of mill- or factory-engine using thesteam-thrown valve was that brought out by the firm ofBabcock, Wilcox & Co., about the…
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