Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 495
Fig. 443 -475] Distribution of Steam. Slide Valves A77 from the engine crank shaft. When the speed of the engine increasesbeyond a certain limit, at which the governor is set, the arms fly outwards,lifting a lever against the action of a spring, which lever partially closes athrottle valve, H, in… … Fig. 444 to the engine. Similarly, if the speed decreases the reverse action lakesplace, and the tlirottle \alve is opened to a larger extent. In this way theengine automatically controls its own speed. The other parts of themechanism in fig. 444 can be recognised from the description of fig. 442.…
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