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 48
ine, bythe method of connection of valve and eccentric. Theymust stop and start at the same instant, and their motionduring their travel must be more or less similar. But sucha system is controlled in its action by the necessary motionof the exhaust valve. That valve must be adjusted toopen and to… … ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 39 must thus be also one which shall open the valveto take steam at the commencement of the steam stroke,and, if the valve is not tripped, close the port at the endof that stroke. It is further evident, that if the valve is tobe detached by its own motion, it can only be…
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