Ludy, Llewellyn V., 1875- [from old catalog], American Technical Society · Chicago, American technical society · leaf 107
haust. Theports are closed only when the valve is in mid-position. This allowsadmission and exhaust to continue during the whole stroke. Withsuch a valve, there is no expansion or compression; the indicatorcard is a rectangle, and the m. e. p. is equal to the initial steampressure, assuming no… … <iy Fig. 4. Position of Piston and Valve in Cylinder Shown in Fig. 3, after One-Half Stroke line of the engine. This is not the case in practice, for the eccentricrod always makes a small angle with the center line, just as the con-necting rod does, but the eccentricity is so small in comparison…
Indicators for steam-engines · Steam-engines
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