Modern locomotive engineering, with questions and answers .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co · leaf 465
the machine. This comes from theexhaust, and is caused by the steam coming in contactwith the cold metal of the machine, but will disappearin a few minutes, or as soon as the circulation ofsteam has warmed up the cylinders. Should thepiston head hit the back cylinder head on the return stroke… … Figure 223turned on at the boiler, has been valve in the steam pipe leading to the smallengine. This is the throttle valve for the small engine,and the amount of steam admitted by it regulates thespeed of the conveyors and the number of strokes madeby the plunger. To run the machine fast or…
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