A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 106
)erature, expanding and contracting as the heat in the traprises or falls. This diaphragm is now made so as to reduce theprobability of leakage to a minimum. When it is required toclean or repair this trap, simply remove the cover A, which locksby means of its lugs engaging with the inclined… … 30 CAR HEATING. § 13 shown, on the body a. A quarter turn will remove the cover,and the same amount will lock it tightly in position again. 37. Action of Trap.—When the trap is cold, the fluidwithin the diaphragm contracts and the diaphragm occupies theposition shown in the figure, thereby enabling…
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