How An Injector Works
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See also Injector.
- Last month (February 1976) I mentioned an article appearing in the Riverside Live Steamers Chronicle, written by Dick Bagley, and entitled "HOW AN INJECTOR WORKS," and offered to print it if there were enough requests. Harry Dixon sent me a copy, although I had saved one myself, with permission from Dick to use it, which is not a request. It means, "print or else..."
- Bill Tuggle, Editor
By Dick Bagley
The usual explanation is that an injector works because the steam imparts sufficient velocity to the water to overcome the pressure of the boiler. That is true, but is simply a statement of fact and gives no clue as to how we might have discovered the answer. So, now you have your finger on the puzzle. The answer tells you "why" an injector works and now you should just like to know "how" it does it.