10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAMTIGHT»
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... and the junk- ring which secures the packing-ring in position. The piston
should work steamtight in the cylinder in order to prevent leakage from one side
to the other, which causes waste of steam and needlessly increases the back
pressure.
Richard Sennett, Henry Oram, 2010
2
Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ...
For example : I shall suppose myself in the act of raising the steam, with the
throttle valve shut; but not altogether steamtight, which seldom is the case now ;
the steam pipe from that valve to the boiler, being exposed to the action of the
external ...
Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey, 1832
which rise to meet the covers, and are made steamtight there to prevent any
communication between the steamway and eduction. Fig. 2nd. — Is a
longitudinal section of the cylinder with what may be termed the bottom cover.
The steam is ...
4
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design:
84, are made so that the piston may work steamtight in the cylinder. How are
these rings got into place? (8.) (b.) Give two views of a double riveted lap joint for
boiler plates. (8.) (c.) Showby sketcheshow a wheel is fixed onashaft bymeans of
a ...
5
Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship
After riveting, the seams were caulked with special tools that served to make the
joint steamtight. Clearly, if it were possible to join iron plates along their seams
and then caulk them such that they were steamtight—as they were on a ...
6
Process Technology Equipment and Systems
Fixed Parts The principal stationary parts in a steam turbine are the fixed blades;
throttle valve; steamtight casing; steam chest; nozzle; and bearings, rings, and
seals. Fixed Blades The fixed blades (Figure 6.4) are made of durable stainless ...
7
Familiar Illustrations of Natural Philosophy: Selected ...
... of two hemispheres, screwed together with flanches ; b is the barometer-tube
passing through the steamtight collar ; c is the thermometer, graduated to 400°,
and also passing through a steamtight collar ; d is a stopcock, and e a spirit-lamp.
8
Intellectual Property Management: A Guide for Scientists, ...
Apparatus for the cooking of food comprising a pot (1) and a lid (2), characterized
by the lid being fastened to the pot in a steamtight fashion, creating a chamber (3)
that can be pressurized. In the absence of a mechanism to avoid the formation ...
Claas Junghans, Adam Levy, 2008
9
The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences: Including ...
In .Mr. Sadler's rotatory engine, exhibited in the annexed cut, the steam
generated in the boiler is ; T/V " conveyed through the pipe c into the spindle or
axis of the rotative cylinder ab, which is made steamtight by working in a stufling-
box.
Charles Frederick Partington, 1835
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Engineering Facts and Figures
The piston is of the eccentric kind, and is made perfectly steamtight in contact
with the circumference of the cylinder at the extreme of the throw by means of a
metallic packing, kept tight to the face by steel springs similar to those used in the
...
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