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 310
!• 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 … The Tower Spherical Engine. used on shipboard when compactness and noiselessness aredemanded. This is one of the most singular forms ofsteam-engine yet successfully introduced. The steam-turbine constitutes a class of steam-enginewhich, although the first invented, and familiar as a typeto all…
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