First recorded in 1790–1800
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The air was filled suddenly with scalding steam, and with screaming fragments of the bursting steam chest.
From The Pygmy Planet by Williamson, Jack
When water primes badly, it is liable to break cylinder packing rings, knock out cylinder heads, break bolts in the steam chest and cut the valves.
From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous
While, however, the cylinder is in position to have the holes for the steam chest studs drilled, the cylinder ports may be cut as follows:— Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
This plan is a very old one and possesses the advantage that the valve may be set without seeing it, that is to say, with the steam chest cover on.
The evaporator consists of a horizontal cylindrical vapor compartment connected with an inclined cylindrical steam chest in which are numerous tubes, or flues, that occupy almost the whole chest.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
Little dishes of baked beans stand hot and ready in the steam-chest.
From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher
The cut-off valve is behind the main valve: the mechanism for operating the valves is on the outside of the steam-chest, and easily accessible.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
There is also a valve or air-cock in the steam-chest, under the control of the engineer.
From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Baird, Matthew
The back headers are each connected at their upper ends by means of two long horizontal tubes with the steam-chest, the bottom ends of the headers being closed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
To guide the tap when tapping the cylinder cover and steam-chest holes the guide stand s, shown in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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