steam chest

American  

noun

1. the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.

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steam-chest British  

noun

1. a chamber that encloses the slide valve of a steam engine and forms a manifold for the steam supply to the valve

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Etymology

Origin of steam chest

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

On the other hand it affords a facility for setting the valve without having the steam chest open, which may in some cases be desirable.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Steam from the boiler fed to the lubricator at boiler pressure through the equalizing tubes balances the pressure which comes from the steam chest when the engine is working steam.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

The steam pipe n enters the bottom of the steam chest at n′.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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)

An alternative plan is to pass the water through pipes placed in a steam chest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various