Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 185
aring, and has for its function the distribution of theenergy and pressure to the working face of the piston. Allengines, whether of throttling or cut-off regulation, will havean independent throttle-valve under the control of the enginerunner or driver. In the variable cut-off engines the… … mission or of the point of cut-off is made by hand, or throughthe intervention of a human intelligence, the engine is called avariable or adjustable cut-off engine. Where the variation inthe period of admission is made by an automatic mechanism(usually a governor), the engine is called an automatic…
Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants
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