The steam engine familiarly explained and illustrated; with an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement; by Lardner Dionysius 1793-1859 & Renwick James 1790-1863

Author:Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859 & Renwick, James, 1790-1863. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Steam-engines
Publisher: Philadelphia, E. L. Carey & A. Hart
Published: 1836-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

cogged wheels fixed on the axle of the wheels of the engine, and surrounded by the endless chain. These wheels being equal in magnitude, perform their revolutions in the same time; so that, when the crank, f, descends to the lowest point, the crank, g, rises from the lowest point to the horizontal position, d; and, again, when the crank, f, rises from the lowest point to the horizontal position, e, the other crank rises to the highest point; and so on. A very beautiful contrivance was adopted in this engine, by which it was suspended on springs of steam. Small cylinders, represented at h, are screwed by flanges to one side of the boiler, and project within it a few inches; they have free communica-

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