Statements (12)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
valve gear
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:function |
controls steam distribution to locomotive cylinders
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Belknap valve gear
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
George W. Belknap
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gptkbp:mechanism_type |
rotary valve gear
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gptkbp:notable_for |
compactness
simplicity of design |
gptkbp:patent |
1871
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gptkbp:used_in |
steam locomotives
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rollin_Simeon_Belknap
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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