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 182
.s Engine.—5 h. p. The vertical position of the engine prevents wear withinthe cylinder becoming serious or unsymmetrical. Thepistons are hollow, and are packed with rings set with suf- ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. *59 ficient spring to keep them up to a bearing. The cross-head, which is shown in the…
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