Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903 · Boston, London, Ginn · leaf 326
ted in thediagram, the passage N is open, and steam entering the cylin- DESCRIPTION OF A STEAM-ENGINE. 309 der at the top drives the piston in the direction indicated bythe arrow. At the same time the steam on the other side ofthe piston escapes through the passage M and the exhaust-pipe E. While… … Fig. 222. Motion is communicated by the piston through the piston-rod E to the crank G, and by this means the shaft A isrotated. Connected with the shaft by means of the crank His a rod B, which connects with the valve V, so that, as theshaft rotates, the valve for the greater part of its stroke…
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