Stationary steam engines; especially as adapted to electric lighting purposes (1884)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 68
team cylinder is secured to the bed by the end, aconstruction adopted by Corliss many years ago, and onewhich gives all desirable strength, with freedom from thosestrains which come of connection of two large masses atdifferent and constantly varying temperatures. The wholeof its exposed surface is… … ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 63 times found to occur with a less effective arrangement.The main-shaft journals, and the journals of the crank-pins,are made with especial care, skillfully ground to size andform, and nicely finished before the engine is assembled.The pin is always of mild steel,…
Steam-engines
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