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Valve setting: simple methods of setting the plain slide valve. Meyer cut-off. Corliss. and poppet types (1908)

Collins, Hubert Edwin, 1872- · New York [etc.] Hill publishing company · leaf 134

An illustration from Valve setting: simple methods of setting the plain slide valve. Meyer cut-off. Corliss. and poppet types, 1908, leaf 134 — S 123 On condensing engines with the governor in this position and the crankon the head-end center, the valve vrill have from gV to tV of an inch lap,or negative lead, according to the size of the engine and the steam pres-sure used, and should be about line and line on the crank-head center.The… … FIG. 128. of the valve is obtained, the opening must not be sufficient to cause theengine to run away when the load is thrown off; i.e., it should be morethan sufficient to overcome the friction of the engine. In order to insurethis, the lead or port opening for this position of the governor should…

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