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 879
aib cylinder with mechanical discharge valve—allis-chal- mers air compressor 848 Steam Engineering the pressure in the cylinder equals the discharge pressure^Uhen the valves are free to open automatically. In closing;the air between the plunger and valve forms a cushionMhich is so adjusted^ and… … FiG. 356 AIR CYLINDER WITH MECHANICAL DISCHARGE VALVE—ALLIS-CHAL- MEKS AIR COMPRESSOR tern, positively operated by independent eccentrics on theInain shaft. The inlet valves are the same as described inthe two preceding types. The discharge valves are so propor-tioned and adjusted as to close…
