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	* Only edit this page if you can improve the ~~content~~.		'''Slide Valve''' is a rectilinear valve used to control the admission of steam into, and emission of exhaust from, the cylinder of a steam engine.
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	* --~~-----------------------------------------------></noinclude>~~		In the 19th century, most steam locomotives used slide valves to control the flow of steam into and out of the cylinders. In the 20th century, slide valves were gradually superseded by piston valves, particularly in engines using superheated steam. There were two reasons for this:
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			* It is difficult to lubricate slide valves adequately in the presence of superheated steam.


			==Murdoch's D slide valve==
			The D slide valve, or more specifically Long D slide valve, is a form of slide valve, invented by William Murdoch and patented in 1799. It is named after the hollow central D-sectioned piston.This valve worked by connecting the upper and lower valves so as to be worked by one rod or spindle, and in making the stem or tube which connects them hollow, so as to serve for an induction pipe to the upper end of the cylinder.This allowed two valves to do the work of four.

			The above description (referring to upper and lower valves) clearly relates to an engine with a vertical cylinder, such as a beam engine. Where the cylinders are horizontal, as in a steam locomotive, the valves would be side-by-side.


			==Balanced slide valve==
			The balanced slide valve was invented by the Scottish engineer Alexander Allan. It was not much used in the UK but, at one time, had great popularity in the USA. It gave some of the advantages of a piston valve to a slide valve by relieving the pressure on the back of the valve, thus reducing friction and wear.


			==Sources==
			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_valve Wikipedia Slide valve]

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