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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 246

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m Fig. 176.was first proposed by the Messrs. Stevens in 1848, and isusually known as the Stevens cut-off. The rocking cam also appears in Fig. 173, for actuating CAM AND RELEASE VALVE-GEAR. 209 the valves of inclined cylinders by bearing against the under side of a pivoted lever to which the… … its water-wheel usually operates its valves by continuouslymoving cams on the water-wheel shaft, which bear againstthe surfaces in a frame to which the revolving rod is attached.The relatively slow motion gives rise to no difficulty with thistype of gear (Fig. 172). Cam motions can be made…

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