Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 54
Fig. 7 13. The Trunk-engine.—If the piston-rod of a typicalengine with the cross-head at its end be reduced to a pointy THE MECHANISM OE ENGINES. 21 while the connecting-rod is retained, the engine is shortenedby the length of two cranks and the stuffing-box allowances,and the pin upon which the… … Fig. 8 vibration of the connecting-rod from its connection with thecrank-pin must be permitted through the crank end of thecylinder, and at the same time this orifice must be so con-structed that it can be kept steam-tight. This difficulty hasbeen solved by attaching to the piston a hollow cylinder…
Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants
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