An entirely new form of valve for steam engines, invented by F. D. Child, Manager of the Hinckley Locomotive Works, in which the ports run entirely around the cylinder, and are opened and closed by annular pistons working inside the cylinder itself.


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    Title :

    Child's patent piston valve in steam engine


    Additional title:

    RR Eng Jour


    Contributors:
    Child, F.D. (author)


    Publication date :

    1889


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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