Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 582
to equalize the total moving power of the twocylinders; and it is there further expanded down to the fullest usefulextent, and then discharged int«) the atmosphere, the portion of steamremaining in the first cylinder being discharged as a blast at nearly thesame pressure as the ordinary engines.… … Fig. 4. Fig8. 4 and 5 show the continuous expansion engine as applied to alocomotive. A in the lirst cylinder into which the steam in n<liuitte<l fromthe steam pipe. C, by a valve 1>, in the same manner a^ in the ordinaryengines. The steam is cut otf at half-stroke, and a communication…
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