Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 159
,etc. The Gorton arrangement is a vapor systeminvolving heating below atmospheric pressure.In its application, the two-pipe method of piping 132 HEATING AND VENTILATION is employed. A drainage valve, Fig. 102, is usedon the return end of each radiator, in operationbeing so sensitive that a very… … Fig. 102. Automatic Drainage Valve Used in Gorton System ofVacuum Steam Heating. Fig. 103. This valve is operated by the differ-ence in pressure between that of the steam andof the return pipes, remaining closed until theaccumulation of air in the return mains increasesthe pressure, when it will…
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