Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 125
op of a beam-engine. The cycle ofoperation will be as follows: The massive pump-rods beingat the bottom of their motion and the piston at the corresponding end of its cylinder, the steam-valve will be openedand the exhaust-valve opened while the equilibrium-valveremains closed. The pressure of the… … ENGINES CLASSIFIED BY USE OF STEAM. 7$ order to impart to the rods sufficient living force to carrythem to the end of their stroke. The exhaust-valve willclose before the piston completes its stroke, so as to shut inbetween the piston and the head of the cylinder sufficientsteam to form an elastic…
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