Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants (1902)
Thurston, Robert H[enry], 1839-1903. [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 101
Governor.to bring the engine tq its speed. The adjustment of thisregulator to its work is easily obtained by the shifting ofthe weights along the levers, or by increasing or diminishingtheir amount, as is found necessary. … ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 79 This governor is adjusted for an engine moving in thedirection of the arrow. To adapt it to an opposite motion,the pins, b, b, are shifted to the other set of arms which areshown having bosses for their reception. Wooden bufferscheck the governor at the extremity of its…
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