Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to electric lighting purposes (1890)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 144
indicates the advisability of adopting some formof balancing device. The engine to be here described has been designed withthis end in view, as well as with the idea of securing a formof machine which should be simple and inexpensive to ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 121 build, and to keep in repair;… … Governor and Eccentrics.—Minimum Throw. of engines, but differs from them in its details and in its pro-portions, somewhat, and, especially, in the form of its valve,and in the devices intermediate between governor andvalve. In this engine, the piston valve is used, com-bined with a double port,…
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