Modern American locomotive engines; their design, construction and management. A practical work for practical men (1883)
Edwards, Emory, b. 1841 · Bridgeport, Conn., Frederick Keppy · leaf 218
ccentric rod), as it is so little that,generally, a straight line, as b c, will suffice for prac-tical purposes. I trust that this may be of use to some who haveworried their brains with impracticable formulas anddiagrams produced by men more scientific than prac-tical, and which resemble puzzles.… … file away for future reference. Elevations of the portsare laid out to a scale and in length equal to thestroke of the piston, with the inches marked as shown.We start with the valve V, as shown at the commence- 208 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES. ment of the stroke, and, by means of the diagram (Fig.64)…
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