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

A similar template and bush is provided for drilling the holes in the steam chest face on the cylinder, and in the steam chest itself.

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

Two pits away, Reddy MacQuigan, with a black scowl on his face, leaned against the steam chest of the 1004.

From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

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

The steam in the jacket should be received direct from the boiler, and should not be drawn from the jacket into the steam chest because the jacket reduces its temperature and condenses it.

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

His inspection would commence by first lining up the wheels with straight journals; then he would naturally be conducted to the boiler, steam chest, shafts, and every part that belongs to a completed engine.

From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)