throttle-valve

The steam enters the valve-box through the orifice, J, which is provided with a throttle-valve, L, that is connected with a governor placed upon the large cylinder.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 Various

The passage-way from the mixing chamber to the intake manifold is controlled by a butterfly valve which is called the throttle-valve and is connected to the throttle-lever on the steering wheel as well as to the foot accelerator, its position determining the amount of gas and air or mixture being fed the engine.

Marvel Carbureter and Heat Control As Used on Series 691 Nash Sixes Booklet S Anonymous

The engine-driver shut his throttle-valve with a jerk.

Stories by American Authors, Volume 6 Various

As the top of the bellows _cc_ rises, it lifts up the throttle-valve _d_ (regulated by the wire _m_) which prevents the ingress of any more compressed air by _bb_.

The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller

On the right hand of the director lies the handle of the throttle-valve, by which he has the power of increasing or diminishing the supply of steam _ad libitum_, and hence of retarding or accelerating the carriage's velocity.

The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 Various

We have no boiler, no feed pump, no stuffing-boxes to attend to -- no water-gauges, pressure-gauges, safety-valve, or throttle-valve to be looked after; the governor is of a very simple construction; and the slide-valves may be removed and replaced in a few minutes.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 Various

And now the engineer pulled out the throttle-valve to make up for lost time, and the clatter of the train faded into a distant roar and its lights began to twinkle into indistinctness.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Various

It was these defects that Corliss set himself to remedy, and he did it simply by taking a load off the governor, which had always been used to move the throttle-valve.

American Men of Mind Burton Egbert Stevenson 1917

Ordering the fireman to "keep her hot, lad," he opened wide the throttle-valve and the speed was quickly raised to twelve miles an hour and then to fifteen.

A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Edwin Emerson 1914

He opened the throttle-valve just a little, so that but little steam was admitted to the cylinders, and the pistons being pushed out slowly, the driving-wheels revolved slowly and the train started gradually.

Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers Russell Doubleday 1910