Mechanical equipment of buildings; a reference book for engineers and architects (1916)
Harding, Louis Allen, Willard, Arthur C. (Arthur Cutts), 1878-1960 · New York Wiley · leaf 366
attach to it. DIRECT-ACTING STEAM PUMPS A steam actuated pump without a flywheel is known as a direct-acting steam pump. Thistype of pump having comparatively few working parts requires little attention and is in gen-eral very reliable. For general service about a power plant—boiler feeding, vacuum… … Steam £hd Fig. 3. Simplex Pump. employs a steam-thrown main valve in order to obtain a reversal of stroke, the action of whichwill be understood by reference to Fig. 3. The sketch refers to no particular make of pumpand is intended to illustrate only the principle involved. Just before the piston…
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