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 309
st forms of even high-speed engine a low-speed dynamo must be especially designed tocouple with it; but this class of engine adapts itself to theordinary speeds of moderate-sized and large dynamos. Towers Spherical Engine, as constructed by Heenan &Froude of Manchester, G. B., is shown in the… … !• 1Cli -f c. TJ I, \ tT ^ M/ m ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 275 ing cylinder in which a disk spins, driving its supportingshaft at any required speed. These engines are coupleddirect to the dynamo, or to a fan or pump, and are much
Steam-engines
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