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 556
nder. It cannot, therefore, be operated direct fromthe crank-shaft of the engine. Accordingly, the most usualmethod of operating the steam valves of an engine is by aneccentric on the main shaft, which operates the valve rod. Thisdevice may be either a single or double eccentric, according tothe… … Fig. 394.—Section through a Steam Cylinder and Valve Chest, showing parts. A is thecylinder; B,the steam chest; C and C, the cylinder heads; D, the stuffing box; a anda, the packing gland; c, the piston rod; E, the exhaust port; S and S, the steam ports;V, the slide valve; e, e, the packing gland,…
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