Locomotive engine running and management .. (1899)
Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 253
n to the position of the crank-pin. That is, whilethe crank-pin traverses the half-circle, ABC, to makea half revolution, the piston, guided by the cross-head, 204 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE RUNNING. travels a distance within the cylinder equal to thestraight line A C. The crank-pin travels at nearlyuniform… … By the space between the lines, it will be seen thatthe piston travels slowly at the beginning of the stroke,gets faster as it moves along, reaches its highestvelocity about half stroke, then slows down towardsthe end till it stops, and is ready for the return stroke. ATTEMPTS TO ABOLISH THE CRANK.…
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