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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 256

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nish Cataract, par. 41.) The valve-gear of a duplex pump is identical, the onlydifference being that the auxiliary cylinder of the single pumphas been made to do pumping work instead of merely throw-ing the valve of its consort engine. The two cylinders lieside by side, and the valve of the first… … Fig. 185.of the water-piston or plunger, whereby the water-valveshave a chance to seat themselves before the current of waterthrough them is reversed. Almost the only form of mill- or factory-engine using thesteam-thrown valve was that brought out by the firm ofBabcock, Wilcox & Co., about the…

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