Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 341
same amount of lap at each end, willcut-off take place at the same point in both cylinder ends? A. No; as the connecting rod introduces irregularities be-tween the piston movement and that of the valve. Q. What is the nature of these irregularities? A. When the crosshead is at C, the out end of the… … Fig. 231. Effect of Angularity of Connecting-rod. b. When the crosshead is at A or inboard stroke end, thecrank pin will be at a, or the half point of its path; and on thereturn stroke, when the crosshead is again at mid-stroke, at B,the crank pin will have made less than the quarter circle from c,…
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