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 156
on to doubt that still closer regulationand more perfect isochronism are attainable, if they, at anyfuture time, should prove to be desirable. These engines,9/^ by 12 inch cylinders, had never been before tested, andhad done no work until started under the direction of theauthor. The lamps demanded… … Diagram Taken from A. & S. Engine. 134 STEAM ENGINES FOR The success here obtained in the use of a single valve isas encouraging as it is remarkable. While it can hardly beexpected that the economy of this system, other things be-ing equal, can be fully up to that obtainable with the…
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