Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 350
on outer shell hasoften been fitted which forms the contact-surface with thecylinder and carries the packing appliances. It is likely thatsteel and strong metal-plate pistons will come more and moreinto use. In vertical engines it is common to round the upperface of the piston or to make it… … Fig. 236. from the centre to the bore so that it will pass into theexhaust-passages and the drip. Figs. 146 and 163 show the typical solid piston; Figs.235, 162, and many others, typical box or hollow pistons;and Fig. 236, the usual form of follower piston used in loco-motives. Fig. 237 shows the…
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