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Catechism of the locomotive

Note 16 — PART V. THE EXPANSION OF STEAM.

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The indicator used in practice, to show the action of the steam in the cylinders of steam engines, differs essentially in its construction from that which we have described. The principles of operation are, however, the same in both. We will explain the construction of the Richard’s indicator, the one which is now most generally used, hereafter.

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