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Keith Taylor

February 12, 2017 11:31AM

Registered: 15 years ago
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GeorgeGaskill Wrote:
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> Slide valves use the boiler steam pressure to
> force the valve against the valve seat, which is a
> sliding joint. This worked well enough when
> boiler pressure was not real high but as boiler
> pressures increased, it required more force to
> actuate the valves and valve and valve seat wear
> increased. >

There were balanced slide valves where they bore on not only the valve face but also the steam chest cover above the valve.

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Slide valve versus other valve gears	kcsivils	February 08, 2017 01:29PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	nickgully	February 08, 2017 02:05PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	dougvv	February 08, 2017 02:09PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	GeorgeGaskill	February 08, 2017 02:46PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Tomstp	February 08, 2017 02:51PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	rehunn	February 08, 2017 04:07PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Keith Taylor	February 12, 2017 11:31AM
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Re: Slide valves versus piston valves	Russo Loco	February 18, 2017 07:09PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Chris Walker	February 08, 2017 06:11PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	dougvv	February 08, 2017 08:27PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	philip.marshall	February 08, 2017 09:16PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	bcp	February 08, 2017 09:35PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Chris Walker	February 09, 2017 12:28AM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	dougvv	February 09, 2017 05:53AM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	rdamurphy	February 11, 2017 10:19PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	bcp	February 12, 2017 11:55AM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Linn W. Moedinger	February 12, 2017 01:35PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Earl	February 12, 2017 07:55PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Casey Akin	February 12, 2017 11:05PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Earl	February 13, 2017 03:40PM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	hank	February 13, 2017 09:49AM
Re: Slide valve versus other valve gears	Russo Loco	February 13, 2017 01:53PM

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