The practical application of the slide valve and link motion to stationary, portable, locomotive, and marine engines : with new and simple methods for proportioning the parts (1870)
Auchincloss, W. S. (William Stuart), 1842-1928 · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 30
which takes place in the filaments of the steam vein withthe common slide valve. If the edge were formed as inFig. 2 the discharge would be much improved and ren-dered similar to that which occurs through an ordinary mouth piece. The curvature of the valve edge should commence far AEEA OF STEAM… … r-\ n i ,V n I i i n ^ enough above the rubbing surfaces to permit a limitedamount of wear without altering the proportion of the parts. Every effort should also be made to reduce the amountof clearance for the steam and loss of head by friction, to aminimum value. Hence the passage from the port…
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