Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood ; in two volumes (1873)
D. Appleton and Company · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 338
MARINE STEAM ENGINE. 333 The principle of construction of the Gatgm enffines will te clearly seen by reference to f {^. 2725, whichrepresents a section of one of such engines; and the several parts, for simplicity sake, are represented … only by lines. Here A B C D represent the cylinder, F is the centre of the shaft, directly over themiddle of the cvliuder; I E is a section of the piston; I H the piston-rod, working steam-tight in f.etutfing-box at K; H G is the connecting-rod, and G F the crank It is easily seen that as the…
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