Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 88
ion of the left-hand piston C inthe present position is simply that of preventing the directpassage of steam from the inlet A to the outlet B, withoutproducing rotative effect. C is therefore the abutment. The THE MECHANISM OF ENGINES. 55 steam-pressure therefore turns the shaft of the piston D in… … there is a slightly greater area at the left hand receiving thesteam-pressure than there is at the right. When the shaft andpistons have made a quarter-revolution their respective posi-tions will be reversed. C will be the driving piston and Dthe abutment, and so these two organs will alternate…
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