Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise on the care and management of steam engines, boilers and electric machinery (1922)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 815
der and lightmotors, although it is applicable to any type of engine. Afloat, M, controlling a valve, 0, takes the place of pump and 798 Steam Engineering overflow system shown in Fig. 342, maintaining a constantlevel of the fuel in the spray nozzle, L. The float chamberis placed around the spray… … Fig. 343 carbureter, and connected by pipe P to float valve 0. Theliquid fuel is thus fed to the float chamber by gravity. Byusing a light air pressure in the tank it may be placedbelow the carbureter but this is not often done. The mixeras shown in Fig. 342 is designed for a given engine speed.If…
