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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 352

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ulded and finishedin the solid metal of the bed, and the adjustment for wearand for symmetry with the cylinder-axis under wear is affectedby adjustments in the cross-head itself. The contact-surfaceof the cross-head is usually made by special metal pieces whichare called gibs. These gibs may be… … Fig. 262. gibs is that they shall concentrate upon themselves the wearand shall be cheaply renewable. They should furthermorehave a low coefficient of friction. These gibs being detachedfrom the solid metal of the cross-head can easily be made tobe adjustable in the plane at right angles to the…

Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants

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