Cylinder valve

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the special design of a stopcock, see stopcock .

Actuating lever for the cylinder taps (bottom right) in the driver's cab of a steam locomotive.

The cylinder valve is a shut-off valve at the lowest point of the cylinder of a steam engine , for example in a steam locomotive , which is opened in order to separate out condensed water . The cock is operated (possibly via a linkage) by the engine driver or machinist before starting the machine in order to avoid so-called water hammer or also to preheat the cylinders.

literature

• Leopold Niederstrasser: Guide for the steam locomotive service . ISBN 3-921700-26-4
• Author collective: The steam locomotive . Transpress, ISBN 3-344-70791-4