A catechism of the steam engine in its various applications to mines, mills, steam navigation, railways, and agriculture. With practical instructions for the manufacture and management of engines of every class (1864)
Bourne, John · New York, D. Appleton & co. · leaf 70
to the end of these two rods atd are two other rods c d, of which the ends at c are attached tostationary pins, while the ends at d follow the motion of thelower ends of the links b d. These rods are called the radiusbars. Now it is obvious that the arc described by the point d,with c as a centre,… … versed sine of the arc described at g, or, in other words, the lineribed by the point g becomes a straight line instead of acurve. 107. Q—Does the air pump rod move vertically as well asthe piston rod ? *A.—It does. The air pump rod is suspended from a crosshead, passing from the centre of one of…
Steam engineering · Steam-engines
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