Steam engines, prepared in the Extension division of the University of Wisconsin (1919)
Shealy, Edward Marvin · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 54
shoulder on the piston rod bymeans of a nut screwed on the end of the rod.The end of the rod has a slight taper to securea better connection between the rod and thehub. The pistons of vertical engines, especially ofthe marine type, are made as light as possibleconsistent with proper strength. A… … Fig. 28. 40 STEAM ENGINES with a steel web, and the entire rim is made of two cast-iron springrings which are held in place by a follower ring bolted to the steelweb. Corliss engine pistons are usually of the built up type, con-sisting of several adjustable parts bolted together. A piston ofthis…
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