Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 528
the valve to its wide-open position the moment it is released from the influence of the respectivestops P\ P\ Where water cannot be obtained, a hot-air engine may be used, the Rider compression engine 506 ORGANS, PIPE. having been used for the purpose. (See Engines, Air ) In this case the speed of…
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