Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 90
nsation andlubricant will be caught, which will serve by their capillaryaction to prevent any considerable escape of live steam. THE MECHANISM OF ENGINES. 57 28. Rotary Engine with Persistent Function of Pistonand Abutment.—Fig. 40 illustrates the simplest type ofrotary engine in which piston and… … Fig. 41. ; with the casing and the piston D. Steam, therefore, acts toproduce rotation of the piston Z) in a direction contrary tothat of the clock-hands, because there is less pressure behindthe lower part of it than there is in front of it, and thereforethe shaft has a continuous motion. Fig, 41…
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