Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 366
f condensation inthe cylinder, when compared with the long-stroke engine. Single-acting Engines. Tlie Willans Engine.—This famous engineis the design of the late P. W. Willans. It has been the subject ofmost exhaustive trials and experiments, the results of which are Q UICK-RE VOL UTION ENGINES.… … Via. 40(3.—The Whj.ans Engine. In the fir.st place, it is a single-acting engine, that is, the steamacts upon one side of the piston only. A disadvantage of thisarrangement is that for a given power the cylinder capacity must be Proc. I))et. C.E., volg. xciii., xcvi., and cxif. 350 STEAMENGINE…
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