A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 163
it mixes with the water, as hereafterdescribed; the heated water leaves the top of commingler Cand goes through the riser R into the expansion drum D.From the drum it descends through the downflow pipe p andmakes the circuit of the car as indicated by the arrows. Thesteam crosses the car through… … §13 CAR HEATING. 79 In this system there is a continual addition being madeto the amount of water in circulation, owing to the con-stant condensation of steam in the commingler, as a resultof which the drum D gradually fills. When the water in itrises to a certain height, it overflows into the pipe…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
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