Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 541
ind the large cylin- 528 SELF-PROPELLED VEHLCLES. der with each ten pounds of added pressure from below, the re-sult will be as follows : When the piston of the large cylinder hasbeen pushed through one-half its length, the depression of thespring in the smaller one will show that the pressure is… … Fig. C8.>. —A Typical Steam Engine Indicator. It consists of a cylinder, shown at theright, within which works a piston under tension of a helical spring of predeterminedstrength. The rod attached to the piston carries a pivoted arm which works on thehorizontal lever, shown at the top of the…
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