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 326
tion. With a single valve the so-called automatic engine is found economical under averageconditions, and when of good design up to what were oncethought high powers—250 to 350 horse-power. The enginewith detachable valve-gear, as that of Corliss or of Greene,has been hardly less improved, and…
Steam-engines
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