Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 191
llery which I was told was seven eighths of amill around. This gallery carried the shafting. The exteriorlocation of this department was necessary, in order to have properconnection with the boilers and systems of piping for both steamand water. Except the American section, which was only onehalf… … I took to this exposition five engines. One of them was 12x24inches, making 200 revolutions per minute. I advanced the speedfrom 600 feet to 800 feet per minute, to show what both the engineand the condenser could do. After all, however, I did not showone half of what with proper port areas the…
