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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 376

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to with-stand only the weight of the shaftand the pull of the belt. Bothbearings should have lengthenough to prevent the shaft frombending under the strains to whichit is exposed when the diameterof the shaft has been intelligentlycalculated. One or the otherbearing should have collars toprevent… … 340 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF POWER PLANTS. 182. The Eccentric.—It has been previously mentioned(par. 82) that most valves are driven from an eccentric on theshaft. This eccentric, when not forming a part of the shaft-governor, will usually be placed just outside of the main bear-ing. It will be…

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