Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise .. (1916)
Swingle, Calvin F. (Calvin Franklin), b. 1846 · Chicago, F.J. Drake & company · leaf 775
r allows air to pass in or outslowly, forming a sort of brake on the fluctuations of pres-sure within the drum. The regulator controlling the ad-mission of steam to the fuel bed is shown in section inFig. 321. The outlet at the bottom is connected to theash pit of the generator. The upper intake… … Fig. 322smith automatic suction gas producer increases, the increasing suction gradually pulls down thevalve (which is a piston valve) until the steam ports areuncovered to an extent depending upon the load. This The Gas Producer 759 arrangement prevents the chilling of the fire with steam atvery…
