Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians with questions and answers; a practical non-technical treatise .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 914
newstroke^ gas is immediately drawn into the cylinder. In the horizontal machine^ the valves are like thoseused in the consolidated compressors^ the stems and discsbeing of forged steel set in cast-steel housings. Liftof the valves is given by cushion springs and controlledby compression springs… … Fig. 871section of compressor showing water jacket 888 Steam Engineering vided with adjustable wedges for taking up the wear ofthe boxes. In a double-actings ammonia compressor, the stuffing-box is one of the most vital parts. Eeferring to Fig. 372,letters A, B, C, D, E and F indicate composition…
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