Stationary steam engines; especially as adapted to electric lighting purposes (1884)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 52
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, H> cover-ing the steam port, Z>, in thecylinder, A, JBy is driven bythe rod, Jy y, which is con-nected to the rock-shaft, M,by the arm, Z, K, in such amanner…
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