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The mechanical engineering of power plants (1897)

Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 111

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p of a beam-engine. The cycle ofoperation will be as follows: The massive pump-rods beingat the bottom of their motion and the piston at the corre-sponding end of its cylinder, the steam-valve will be openedand the exhaust-valve opened while the equilibrium-valveremains closed. The pressure of the… … Fig. 61 ENGINES CLASSIFIED BY USE OF STEAM, 7$ order to impart to the rods sufficient living force to carrythem to the end of their stroke. The exhaust-valve willclose before the piston completes its stroke, so as to shut inbetween the piston and the head of the cylinder sufficientsteam to form an…

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