Lubrication of steam cylinders

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF LUBRICATING THE CYLINDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES OPERATIING ON SATURATED STEAM WHILE RECOVERING EXHAUST STEAM FOR BOILER FEED WATER, WHICH COMPRISES SPRAUING INTO SATURATED STEAM SUPPLIED TO A RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINE REFINED OIL HAVING A VISCOSITY AT 210* F. OF 50 TO 70 S.U., SUPPLYING TO SAID STEAM AS A COMPONENT OF SAID OIL FROM O.007% TO 0.03% OF ALKYL ACID PHOSPHATE HAVING FROM 8 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS PER ALKYL GROUP WHEREBY SAID PHOSPHATE CAUSES SAID OIL TO FORM A TEMPORARY EMULSION WITH MOISTURE IN THE CYLINDERS OF SAID ENGINE UNDER OPERATION CONDITIONS, CONDENSING THE EXHAUST STEAM. PERMITTING THE RESULTING CONDENSATE AND OIL EMULSION TO SETTLE, DECANTING THE RESULTING WATER LAYER FROM THE RESULTING OIL LAYER AND INTRODUCING SAID WATER INTO A BOILER AS FEED WATER.