Practical instructor and reference book for locomotive firemen and engineers: a practical treatise .. (1911)
Lockhart, Charles F. (Charles Fulton), b. 1872 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 59
ted on thecenter of the truck frame. THE VALVES 189. Valves are used to admit the steam to and ex-haust it from the cylinders. 190. There are two kinds of valves which are mostgenerally used. They are the slide valve and the pistonvalve. 56 THE SLIDE VALVE THE SLIDE VALVE 191. The D type of… … Fig. 3a.—Slide Valve Seat and Arrangement of Ports. It is provided with a large cavity in its face through whichthe exhaust takes place. On the back of the valve are slotsin which are placed balance strips; these strips are heldagainst the friction plate (which is attached to the steamchest cover)…
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