Locomotive appliances . Fig. 1. Chicago Locomotive- Bell Ringer. engraving suffices for an explanation after the principles of the foregoing devices have been described. AUTOMATIC STEAM BLOWERS. THE HUFF AUTOMATIC STEAM BLOWER. This automatic steam blower is a simple and noveldevice inserted in the blower pipe immediately overthe steam chest, and auxiliary to the regular blowervalve in the cab. By its use the blower automaticallygoes to work whenever the throttle is closed, andautomatically ceases blowing whenever the throttle isopened, the force of the blower blast being regulatedby the blowe
Locomotive appliances . Fig. 1. Chicago Locomotive- Bell Ringer. engraving suffices for an explanation after the principles of the foregoing devices have been described. AUTOMATIC STEAM BLOWERS. THE HUFF AUTOMATIC STEAM BLOWER. This automatic steam blower is a simple and noveldevice inserted in the blower pipe immediately overthe steam chest, and auxiliary to the regular blowervalve in the cab. By its use the blower automaticallygoes to work whenever the throttle is closed, andautomatically ceases blowing whenever the throttle isopened, the force of the blower blast being regulatedby the blower valve in the Fig. Automatic Steam Blower. It is well known that the proper and regular use ofthe present hand blower for the purpose of preventingthe smoke and gases trailing back over the train andcoming out into the cab when the engine is shut offrequires much care and attention on the part of thefireman, and that it is seldom accomplished inpractice, (314) LOCOMOTIVE APPLIANECS. 315 The location and connections of this device areshown by Fig. 1. It will be noticed that it can beeasily and quickly installed. The arrangement andworking of the internal parts are shown by Fig. 2, andthe external appearance of the complete device, readyfor installation, is shown byFig. 3. To install this device, a pieceof the blower pipe about fourinches long is cut out at apoint directly over the steamchest; the ends of the two re-maining parts are threaded,the device inserted, and a one-inch pipe connection madebetween the bottom of the cyl-inder A A (at the point N,Fig. 2) and the top of thesteam chest. It
Size: 2150px × 1162px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectlocomot, bookyear1901
