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The mechanical engineering of power plants (1906)

Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 272

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s is effected withoutletting go of the valve-arms. The valve-rod is so jointedthat the strain on the valve keeps the valve-rod folded overits centre of motion until the wrist-plate in its motion causesthe line of strain on the valve-rod to pass outside of the centre-line through the wrist-plate… … 218 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF POWER PLANTS. several designers to operate the valve of the engine by asteam-cylinder instead of by a positive connection by rods tothe shaft. This peculiarity is the feature of most direct-act-ing pumps having no fly-wheel. In the absence of the fly-wheel and with…

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