Steam engines, prepared in the Extension division of the University of Wisconsin (1919)
Shealy, Edward Marvin · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 63
own.Bearings.—There are al-ways two bearings for theshaft on an engine. Incenter crank engines thesetwo bearings are ahke, butin side crank engines theone next to the crank, called the main bearing, is much heavierthan the other, or outer bearing. The bearings must not only support the weight of… … Fig. 39. PARTS OF THE STEAM ENGINE 49 horizontal rather than at the bottom and top. Since the wearcomes at an angle to the horizontal, provision must be made foradjusting the bearings at an angle. This is done by dividing thebearing into two parts with the division line between the partsmaking an…
Steam-engines
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