An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine: Comprising a General View of the Various Modes of Employing Elastic Vapour as a Prime Mover in Mechanics; with an Appendix of Patents and Parliamentary Papers Connected with the SubjectJ. Taylor at the Architectural Library, 1822 - 277 pages |
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Page 17
... piston , made to fit air - tight , and indeed in all respects similar to a common sy- ringe . At the bottom of this ... rod is attached by a chain to the end of a long lever , working on a fulcrum , at the op- posite end of which are ...
... piston , made to fit air - tight , and indeed in all respects similar to a common sy- ringe . At the bottom of this ... rod is attached by a chain to the end of a long lever , working on a fulcrum , at the op- posite end of which are ...
Page 29
... piston rod worked air - tight . The force of steam was then substituted for that of the atmosphere , and at a pressure of more than fifteen pounds on the square inch ; so that when a vacuum was formed beneath the piston , steam of ...
... piston rod worked air - tight . The force of steam was then substituted for that of the atmosphere , and at a pressure of more than fifteen pounds on the square inch ; so that when a vacuum was formed beneath the piston , steam of ...
Page 31
... piston upwards as well as downwards , by forming the vacuum alternately ... rod connected with the working beam , by means of a parallel motion . The ... piston has been pressed down in the cylinder , for a certain propor- tion of its ...
... piston upwards as well as downwards , by forming the vacuum alternately ... rod connected with the working beam , by means of a parallel motion . The ... piston has been pressed down in the cylinder , for a certain propor- tion of its ...
Page 35
... piston to the pump - rod , instead of a beam . The pivots of the wheel were supported by two inclined beams connected at top , whilst the cylinder and pump were bolted down to the groundsills . Thus , the whole machine being sup- ported ...
... piston to the pump - rod , instead of a beam . The pivots of the wheel were supported by two inclined beams connected at top , whilst the cylinder and pump were bolted down to the groundsills . Thus , the whole machine being sup- ported ...
Page 45
... of the perpendicular arm moving backwards and forwards , thus by means of the connecting rods turning the cranks . The rods which descend from the bar , which is fixed across the top of the piston - rod to of the Steam Engine . 45.
... of the perpendicular arm moving backwards and forwards , thus by means of the connecting rods turning the cranks . The rods which descend from the bar , which is fixed across the top of the piston - rod to of the Steam Engine . 45.
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