Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 127
rs (Fig. 60). 41. Cataract of the Cornish Pumping-engine.—The Cor-nish pumping-engine requires a special mechanism to operateits valves. In common with all engines which lack a rotativeshaft with fly-wheel and energy stored in it, it will come torest at the end of its stroke with its valves closed… … Fig. 62. reverse stroke. If it is desired to have an interval betweenstrokes, the energy to open the valves must be stored insome other way. The most convenient and usual device forthis purpose is to have a weight lifted by the working stroke,whose descent shall be controlled by the rapidity with…
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