relay cylinder

noun

In a variable-expansion central-valve steam engine, a small auxiliary engine for automatically adjusting the steam distribution to the load on the main engine.

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Meanings

nounrelay cylinder (plural relay cylinders)

plural relay cylinders

  1. In a variable-expansion central-valve steam engine, a small auxiliary engine for automatically adjusting the steam distribution to the load on the main engine.
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