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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 292

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140. Shaft-governors.—When the vertical-spindle idea isabandoned and the revolving mass is attached to the horizon-tal shaft of the engine so that it turns in a vertical plane, thebalanced and spring principle is a necessity, and gravity mustbe eliminated. The methods pursued in the design of… … 256 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF POWER PLANTS. dency to fly outwards is resisted by springs either in simplespiral form or in flat-leaf form. The outward motion of theweights closes the admission-valve earlier, and the inwardpreponderance of the springs closes it later. Equilibriumexists only at a…

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