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 66
drop cut-off hadbeen proven by Sickles and Corliss so fully that it was easyto secure a market for new devices of this class; and theintroduction of this engine has had much to do with therapid progress of these more economical kinds of engine. The form of the engine has been somewhat modified… … Thurstons Valve. occasional opportunity to exercise his powers as a designeron this engine, is seen in the next Fig. The valve, G, H, cover-ing the steam port, Z>, in thecylinder, A, B, is driven bythe rod, J, /, which is con-nected to the rock-shaft, Myby the arm, L, K, in such amanner that the…
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