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 918
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. 371section of compressor showing water jacket 888 Steam Engineering vided with adjustable wedges for taking up the wear ofthe boxes. In a double-acting, ammonia compressor, the stuffing-box is one of the most vital parts. Referring to Fig. 372,letters A, B, C, D, E and F indicate composition…
