Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants (1899)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 153
ES EOR range of cut-off from o to about three-quarters stroke. Thelead remains unchanged, and the compression increases asthe ratio of expansion is increased. The springs of the governor are used in compression.The distribution of steam at the usual speed, and with fullload, is shown by the… … Diagram Taken at the Edison Station. and make with them 350 revolutions per minute. One ofthese engines was recently kept at work 17 days, makingover 8,400,000 revolutions without stopping, and then wasnot stopped because of any difficulty with the engine.When examined by the author, they were…
Steam-engines
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