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 54
drop cut-off hadbeen proven by Sickles and Corliss so fully that it was easyto secure a market for new devices of this class; and theintroduction of this engine has had much to do with therapid progress of these more economical kinds of engine. The form of the engine has been somewhat modified… … Thurstons Valve. occasional opportunity to exercise his powers as a designeron this engine, is seen in the next Fig.1 The valve, G, If, cover- ing the steam port, Z>, in thecylinder, A, By is driven bythe rod, J> Jy which is con-nected to the rock-shaft, M,by the arm, Z, Ky in such amanner…
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