A catechism of the steam engine and its various applications to mines, mills, steam navigation, railways, and agriculture (1876)
Bourne, John, civil engineer. [from old catalog] · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 358
of the solid, forming a long andperfect bearing for the spindle; the arms and balls are of gunmetal, the joint pins of steel; every part of the governor isfinished bright, except the bracket carrying the lever, and thesquare base of the standard, which are painted. The pulleyis from 3 to 10 inches… … S44 WOr.THINGTON STEAM PUMP. Mr. Porter warrants the following action in tliis governor,operating any regulating valve or cut-off wliich is in reasonably-good order. The engine should be run with the stop-valvewide open, and, except the usual oiling, will require no atten-tion from the engineer,…
Steam engineering · Steam-engines
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