. The railroad and engineering journal . •5ij6«5lvifJ. Fig. 3- through bosses on the bed-plate. The pisions//are fittedwith hemp in preference to leather packing. The slide-valvesand faces are of extra hard gun-metal, ihe valves being con-trolled by a single or double link so that they cannot be dis-placed. Fig. I shows a detailed view of the slide-valve main pressure-pipes K K J\ oscillate slightly when theyare packed by means of a stuffing-box and gland, ample spacebeing provided to permit of the operation of packing. Thestarling is effected by means of a lever A, placed so as to be
. The railroad and engineering journal . •5ij6«5lvifJ. Fig. 3- through bosses on the bed-plate. The pisions//are fittedwith hemp in preference to leather packing. The slide-valvesand faces are of extra hard gun-metal, ihe valves being con-trolled by a single or double link so that they cannot be dis-placed. Fig. I shows a detailed view of the slide-valve main pressure-pipes K K J\ oscillate slightly when theyare packed by means of a stuffing-box and gland, ample spacebeing provided to permit of the operation of packing. Thestarling is effected by means of a lever A, placed so as to bereadily worked by the operator, and an adjustment arrange-ment is provided to regulate the speed of the capstan. Thefewness of working parts and their simplicity ensure continuity of work with minimum attention and overhauling. In fact,one of these engines and capstans has been successfully at workfor upward of two years.—Jiidtistties. The Work of the Naval Engineer.—The Spectator has anarticle headed What Our Naval Engineer Must Do, whichseems t
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