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 72
system of working steam to the plug-tree form ofvalve gear, — are now (1890) living. Mr. Corliss hasacquired wealth, as well as fame ; his predecessor and hisrival, however, have attained less fame—much less thanthey are entitled to, and still enjoy all the advantageswhich poets ascribe to the… … ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS. 51 There are other engines belonging to the class hereconsidered—the engines having a detachable cut-off valveclosed independently of the motion of the valve-gear,—ofwhich the space proposed for these articles will not permitdescription. Among these are the Wright engine,…
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