. American engineer and railroad journal . fe __.^^L~_ _±i2^. o -DJS ■ illustrated last June. The saddle is illustrated in Fig. 13 andthe cylinder in Fig. 14. A steam passage extends across thesaddle. To this the single steam pipe connects, and betweenthe saddle and each cylinder a short connecting piece, or three-legged stool, Fig. 15, takes the steam into two 4%-in. open-ings into the cylinder. There is not room for one large con-nection, owing to the closeness of the steam chests to the sad-dles. The exhaust passes through a hole in each frame. In the method of blocking off the
. American engineer and railroad journal . fe __.^^L~_ _±i2^. o -DJS ■ illustrated last June. The saddle is illustrated in Fig. 13 andthe cylinder in Fig. 14. A steam passage extends across thesaddle. To this the single steam pipe connects, and betweenthe saddle and each cylinder a short connecting piece, or three-legged stool, Fig. 15, takes the steam into two 4%-in. open-ings into the cylinder. There is not room for one large con-nection, owing to the closeness of the steam chests to the sad-dles. The exhaust passes through a hole in each frame. In the method of blocking off the corner or pocket under theouter end of the exhaust port is shown. This engraving alsoshows a third cylinder cock to drain the steam passage. Thesteam opening has an area of 30 square ins. and that of theexhaust pipe is 38% square ins. The bridges have largefillets for protection against breakage, while their width isIVi in., which is rather less than usual. The steam passagesare ample and are not restricted beyond the end of the drypipe, as is often the
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