HasBrouckEngines : Message: Re: Converting from D valve to piston valve

--- In HasBrouckEngines@yahoogroups.com, "jaletto" <jaletto@...> wrote:
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> Has anyone converted their #10 steam engine from a D valve to a piston valve?
>After further investigation I am going to look at changing my No5 to balanced
slide valves as it would be easer to modify the existing set up and use the same
steam chest etc. How ever if I was to build another engine I would use piston
valves.

Tue Feb 7, 2012 7:54 am

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Has anyone converted their #10 steam engine from a D valve to a piston valve?...	jaletto	Feb 3, 2012 12:50 am
... I have also wondered about this my No5 can be quite hard to reverse with full steam pressure on. I will put my thinking cap on as well, this should be...	noel.muirhead	Feb 3, 2012 8:54 pm
... Any thoughts on why anyone might want to do this? Seems it takes a relatively compact simple valve action and makes it pretty complicated. Bruce Jahn in...	Bruce Jahn daysaver1	Feb 5, 2012 12:28 am
Bruce, What's complicated about a piston valve or in any way takes up excessive space? Anthony Berkeley, Calif. ...	anthrhodes@... anthrhodes	Feb 5, 2012 1:58 am
... Upon further thought it seems like I may have miss-spoken. My original thoughts centered on additional cross head and more parts in the valve cylinder...	Bruce Jahn daysaver1	Feb 5, 2012 4:28 am
Bruce, If you can make piston valves correctly they have several benefits. As they are normally produced with inside admission they are less prone to leakage....	anthrhodes@... anthrhodes	Feb 5, 2012 5:30 am
I believe the main advantage of the piston valve is that they can operate at higher pressures without an increase in friction. �They are a real advantage...	Rolf Strand rlstrand	Feb 5, 2012 6:06 pm
	noel.muirhead	Feb 7, 2012 7:54 am

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