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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 554

An illustration from Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles, 1906, leaf 554 — —The valve controlling theinlet and exhaust ports of a steam cylinder is made of suchlength that, when in mid-position, it completely closes bothinlet ports, neither admitting steam nor allowing it to beexhausted. In the valve shown on the accompanying sec-tional cut, it is evident that, supposing… … Fig. 392. —The Piston of a small double-acting steam engine, showing method of connect-ing the piston rod, and the position of the packing rings. The parts are: a, a, thebody of the piston; 6, b, the circumference bearing the packing rings; c, c, the central boss receiving the coned end of the rod.…

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