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 42
famous steam enginethat has appeared since the time of Watt. The Corliss enginewas patented in 1849, and rapidly came into use, its re-markable economy, when competing with the best existingengines, the peculiar business tactics of its builder, and therapidly increasing demand for efficient, and… … ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 21 of which is especially adapted to its place in that machine,and is characteristically different from the parts which per-form the same office in other engines. The leading featuresof this machine are: 1. The use of four valves—two steam, and two exhaust—so placed as to…
Steam-engines
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