Modern Steam Traps (English and American): Their Construction and Working (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Modern Steam Traps (English and American): Their Construction and WorkingFew fittings of general utility in engineering work shops and factories have received such a vast amount of ingenuity and engineering skill of a high order expended upon their design, etc., as have modern steam traps. They have made their influence felt in almost every branch of manufacture, and now being an integral part of every installation they may be seen almost everywhere in daily use draining steam-pipe ranges - this being perhaps the most extended use to which they have been put - draining steam heaters, steam-jacketed kettles, steam presses, engine cylinders, steam-jacketed cylinders, paper-machine cylinders, air and gas receivers, vulcanisers, railway carriage heating appliances, etc.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.