Steam engines; a thorough and practical presentation of modern steam engine practice (1917)
Ludy, Llewellyn V., 1875-, American Technical Society · Chicago, American technical society · leaf 54
any is shown in Fig. 30. Steam comes to the engine throughthe inlet S and is led through the passages shown to either admissionvalve A. These valves are of the Corliss type, not only to conformwith American practice,.but because, with saturated steam, they giveas good results as the poppet type and… … Fig. 31. /Tbso/i/te VacuumIndicator card for Uniflow EngineOperating Condensing Thus it is seen that the piston performs the duty of an exhaust valveby uncovering and covering these exhaust ports. J) is a relief valveof large size, communicating with chamber B, which is separated by abridge wall in…
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