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 244
a tandem -compoundhigh-speed engine for electric lighting or other purposes,which is found to be one of tlie best combinations ofefficiency with simplicity and small cost. Nearly all makers now use this method of compoundingfor all cases except where, as in marine engines, a doubleengine with… … w u »v -^ The methods of construction and of setting up a gov-ernor are well illustrated in the case of the Ball governor, as 2l6 STEAM ENGINES FOR seen in the figure. The eccentric ^4 is a small disk solidlybolted on the end of the wheel-hub, and as small and light
Steam-engines
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