. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. box which screws into the seat B, to prevent the passage of steam round the spindle E. The sides of the rising part A, are made con- vex, to give a greater passage for the steam when the valve is open. Fig. The second object, vii., taking off one-third or two-thirds of the weight when desirable, is done by the graduated spindle E, acted upon by the rod and lever L and M, which are worked by a screw handle on the front of the boiler, raising the upper, or two upper weights
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. box which screws into the seat B, to prevent the passage of steam round the spindle E. The sides of the rising part A, are made con- vex, to give a greater passage for the steam when the valve is open. Fig. The second object, vii., taking off one-third or two-thirds of the weight when desirable, is done by the graduated spindle E, acted upon by the rod and lever L and M, which are worked by a screw handle on the front of the boiler, raising the upper, or two upper weights, and making the load 151b., 101b., or 51b., as maybe required. If the rod L, be drawn still farther, the collar e, rises to the arms d d, and raises the valve and weights together when necessary to let the steam escape, the engines being at rest. Feb. 20, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : [William Laxton]
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