Modern locomotive engineering, with questions and answers .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co · leaf 402
Figure 184American Duplex Air-BrakeGauge, Westinghouse Style INJECTORS, STEAM GAUGES, ETC. 395 pound of the maximum pressure required, the valveopens slightly, and the steam escapes through theouter seat into the cylinder and thence into the air;the steam-also enters through the inner seat into… … Figure 185Crosby Spring-Seat Locomotive Check Valve is admitted into the well faster than it can escapethrough the passages in the arms, and its pressurerapidly accumulates under the inner seat; this pressure,thus acting upon an additional area, overcomes theincreasing resistance of the spring, and…
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