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A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)

International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 97

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oftrain heating. It is an ordinaryhard-seat valve, and needs but littledescription. The valve A, which isground on to its seat, is carried bythe valve stem B, which is operatedby the wheel handle C. The pipethat brings the steam supply fromthe boiler connects at D, while thepipe that leads to the… … PRESSURE REGULATOR. 28. Description.—Fig. 8 shows a sectional view of thepressure regulator nsed in the Gold system. Steam fromthe boiler enters at A and leaves at B, the connection beingmade by heavy brass unions U. The valve that controls the passage of the steam consists of thedisks a and b…

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