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 68
ve starts thethe engine shaft 12, which carries the flywheel 11. On the engineshaft behind the flywheel is keyed a small spur gear which is in meshwith the larger gear 13, which in turn meshes with the gear I4. Asthe engine shaft revolves, the small gear in the shaft revolves, whichtransmits its… … 54 STEAM ENGINES 40; hence, by reason of this connection, the large wheel is made torevolve. The shaft carrying gear wheel 15 extends beneath theboiler to the opposite side and drives a set of gear wheels which causesthe other driving wheel to revolve with the one just considered. Running Gear. The…
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