Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise .. (1916)
Swingle, Calvin F. (Calvin Franklin), b. 1846 · Chicago, F.J. Drake & company · leaf 569
y the use ofthe best and most suitable lubricants, and lubricating de- 556 Steam Engineering vices, or by using self-oiling bearings wherever possible, thefriction losses may be reduced to a very small percentageof the total power developed by the engine. Modern engineconstruction, and methods of… … Fig. 224 about in the case of high speed engines by properly pro-portioning, and balancing the rotating parts, and by theuse of lubricating apparatus that keeps the bearing con-tinuously flooded in a bath of oil. Great care should be exercised by the engineer in theselection of piston rod, and…
