the transverse section of the steam-yacht Peterhoff, constructed for the Emperor of Russia, by Messrs. Rennie,and fig. 11, which is a side view of the engines of the same vessel. Thesefigures are copied with the permission of the publishers and the authors,from the article on the steam-engine, in… … I I I the intermediate shaft for working the piston of the air-pump e ; f, f are the slide-valves, by whichthe admission of the steamto the cylinders is regu-lated ; Q, G are doubleeccentrics on the inter-mediate shaft, wherebythe valves F, F are moved;H is a handle, whereby theengines may be…
Steam-engines · Steam-navigation · Locomotives
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