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 93
sing a vacuum in the water chamber inthe injector and upper end of the supply pipe. 280. The air pressure on the water in the tank forcesthe water up into the injector to supply the vacuum. 281. When an injector fails, and the cause is notknown, look in the tank to see if there is plenty of… … m$> ^ 70 BOILER Fig. 15.—Non-Lifting Injector, Sectional View. INJECTOR DEFECTS 91 282. If the injector still refuses to prime or lift the water,it may be on account of the injector being overheated,causing the water rising into it to become vaporized soquickly as to force the water back into…
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