Steam engines, a thorough and practical presentation of modern steam engine practice (1920)
Ludy, Llewellyn V., 1875-, American Technical Society · Chicago, American technical society · leaf 30
ignment of the piston rod, which wouldinjure the packing to a marked degree, if it was not flexible. Theparts of the packing are held in place by the gland 7, which is boltedto the cylinder head. A steam-tight joint is made between the glandand the cyUnder head by means of a copper gasket. The… … £iyX Packed with MetallicPacking 16 STEAM ENGINES lubricated. In addition to this service, the swab catches and retainsa considerable amount of dust and grit which would otherwise findits way into the cylinder, where it might do harm. It is to be saidin favor of the various so-called…
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