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  2. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    a throttle lever or regulator, which controls the amount of steam entering the cylinders [3]: 75 : 82 a reversing lever or (US term) Johnson bar, which controls the timing of the admission of steam into the locomotive's cylinders. [3]: 65 This is required for two purposes. One is to reverse the locomotive's direction, e.g. when shunting.

  3. Centrifugal governor - Wikipedia

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    Cut-away drawing of steam engine speed governor. The valve starts fully open at zero speed, but as the balls rotate and rise, the central valve stem is forced downward and closes the valve.

  4. Regulated power supply - Wikipedia

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    Modern regulated supplies mostly use a transformer, silicon diode bridge rectifier, reservoir capacitor and voltage regulator IC. There are variations on this theme, such as supplies with multiple voltage lines, variable regulators, power control lines, discrete circuits and so on. Switched mode regulator supplies also include an inductor.

  5. NFL divisional round schedule, playoff bracket: Chiefs, Lions ...

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    Houston Texans (11-7) 3. Baltimore Ravens (13-5) vs. 2. Buffalo Bills (14-4) Championship game schedule. The league also released the schedule for the AFC and NFC championship games on Sunday night.

  6. December monthly border encounters decrease to lowest daily ...

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    Daily encounters in December along the southwest border were the lowest average since July 2020, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Last summer, President ...

  7. Why You Really Need To Let Steak Rest

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    Get The Recipe. Why Do You Need To Rest Steak? You may wonder why resting steak is necessary if you’ve cooked your meat properly and are ready to eat.

  8. Gas cylinder - Wikipedia

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    The regulator is adjusted to control the downstream pressure, which will limit the maximum flow of gas out of the cylinder at the pressure shown by the downstream gauge. For some purposes, such as shielding gas for arc welding, the regulator will also have a flowmeter on the downstream side.

  9. Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase

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    That annual rate is trending below overall inflation (which accelerated to 2.7% last month) and landed at an average seen during 2008-2019, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.