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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 197

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k-pin succes-sively enlarged until the diameter of the latter becomes sogreat that the circle representing it surrounds the shaft whichis the centre of motion of the crank, there will be no differ-ence produced in the motion of such a pin as it revolves aroundthe original centre of motion. The… … Fig. 126. driven by a crank, and the use of an eccentric not only makesit unnecessary to cut away and weaken the engine-shaft, buthas the further advantage that the direction of the centre-lineof the crank can very easily be changed with respect to theengine-crank, should it be desirable to alter…

Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants

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