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 180
Engine.—5 h. p, The vertical position of the engine prevents wear withinthe cylinder becoming serious or unsymmetrical. Thepistons are hollow, and are packed with rings set with suf- ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. ^59 ficient spring to keep them up to a bearing. The cross-head, which is shown in the…
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