Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 393
rous area of contact so that alternate pressure shall beunable to become so great as to squeeze out the lubricantfrom the contact-surfaces, and it must be capable of minuteadjustment to compensate for wear. Fig. 288 shows a usualconstruction of such main bearing, in which, instead oftwo half-boxes… … CRANK-SHA FT. ECLEATTRIC. FL Y- WHEEL. 339 adjustable by means of wedges which come down through themassive cap of the bearing. Thequarter-boxes are the ones whichhave to withstand the steam-^effort in a horizontal engine,while the lower one has to meetonly weight. Many differentmodifications of…
Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants
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