Steam engines, a thorough and practical presentation of modern steam engine practice (1920)
Ludy, Llewellyn V., 1875-, American Technical Society · Chicago, American technical society · leaf 37
o by bolts or set screws.The portion of the shaft .marked 1, Fig. 17, fits into the bearingsprovided for the main shaft or crank shaft, the length of this bear-ing portion being the distance between the counterweights and thecollars 5. It will be noted that on one end of the shaft is located adisk… … Fig. 17 Connection of Piston, Crosshead, Connecting Rod, and Crank Shaft means of attaching the shaft of an electric generator when a directconnected plant is feasible or desired. It may be said here that adirect connected plant offers many advantages over a belt-drivensystem. It simplifies the…
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