Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants . Crosshead. Crosshead. The engine above illustrated is of small size—4 or 5horse-power—and has been especially designed for electriclighting purposes. The governor is that known as theWaters Governor ; it regulates by adjusting the supply ofsteam passing to the engine through a throttle valve—amethod which seems to have been here more successfulthan is usual in engines having to perform so exacting akind of work. The speed of this engine is usually about250 revolutions per minute. Larger engines of
Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants . Crosshead. Crosshead. The engine above illustrated is of small size—4 or 5horse-power—and has been especially designed for electriclighting purposes. The governor is that known as theWaters Governor ; it regulates by adjusting the supply ofsteam passing to the engine through a throttle valve—amethod which seems to have been here more successfulthan is usual in engines having to perform so exacting akind of work. The speed of this engine is usually about250 revolutions per minute. Larger engines of this style are often constructed rangingup to 100 horse-power. The heavy engines, when of 15 to100 horse-power, are given an independent crank-shaftpillow-block and a counterbalanced disc-crank. In theseengines, of all sizes, the modern innovation of the use ofsteel for running parts is very generally introduced. Therods, pins, and minor parts are of this metal; the bearings I Co STEAM ENGINES FOR are usually of bronze lined with Babbitt metal, and aregiven large area. Crank-shafts are
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