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 631
t of the sim-ple engine, unless boiler steam can be admitted to both cylin-ders at any desired time while running, as well as in starting, andthe back-pressure be eliminated by exhausting from both to at-mosphere. Another objection is that the efficient compound engines usedin stationary power… … gg c uOA 0> g To C W-a c O a a o O I COMPOUND STEAM ENGINES. 619 But this is not of such vital importance, since the average run ofcompound engines, designed for light road carriage use, may berun simple, whenever it is so desired, and the power may bevaried with any well-made simple engine by…
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