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The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)

London : [William Laxton] · leaf 316

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—Granted January13; Enrolled July 13, 1848. The chief object of this invention is to introduce the princij)leof working steam e.xpansively into rotary engines. This is proposedto be effected by causing the steam which has first acted by impactin one direction against the vanes of a wlieel, to… … Laving one-half oftheeovei or side removed, in order to exhibitthe internal construction. The circular case is rendered steam-tight, and has an entrance-passage at I, for the steam. Tliere isalso an eduction-passage at K, through which tlie i~teiim in anexpanded state is allowed to pass away into…

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