A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 166
ght proposed to usetwo concentric cylinders or spheres, between which thesteam entered when exhausted from the cylinder of the en- THE CONTEMPORARIES OF JAMES WATT. 141 gine, and was condensed by contact with the metal surfaces.Cold water within the smaller and surrounding the exteriorvessel kept… … Via. 89.—Cartwriglits Engine, 1798. The object of the inventor is stated to have been toremedy the defects of the Watt engine—^imperfect vacuum,friction, and complication. In the figure, the steam-cylinder takes steam throughthe pipe, JB. The piston. It, has a rod extending down-ward to the smaller…
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