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 870
ed to drop, by the decrease ofpressure in the small cylinder. This opens the throttle,admitting more steam to the engine. If an air pipe shouldbreak, or too great a demand is made upon the compressor,keeping the air pressure down so that the air piston doesnot work, the engine speeds up to a point… … Fig. 351mason pump governor Put the crank on either dead centre and set the mainvalve at that end so that it has about l-64th inch lead, andset the nuts against valve temporarily; now turn the wheelsto the other dead centre, and see how far the port edge ofvalve is from the edge of port. Whatever…
