. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLECTION. 29 engine, shuts its own valve, and stops with no power to move again until actuated by the operation of the other engine. Cat. No. 251,300 Model of Georg'e H. Corliss Steam Pumping Engine. U. S. Patent, No. 215803, May 27, 1879. Transferred from United States Patent Office. The interesting feature of this engine is an oscillating lever hav- ing a fixed axis at one end and a connection with the crank and flv-. FIG. 9. MILLER ROTARY ENGINE, 1859. wheel at the other end which is in c
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLECTION. 29 engine, shuts its own valve, and stops with no power to move again until actuated by the operation of the other engine. Cat. No. 251,300 Model of Georg'e H. Corliss Steam Pumping Engine. U. S. Patent, No. 215803, May 27, 1879. Transferred from United States Patent Office. The interesting feature of this engine is an oscillating lever hav- ing a fixed axis at one end and a connection with the crank and flv-. FIG. 9. MILLER ROTARY ENGINE, 1859. wheel at the other end which is in combination with a reciprocating pump piston or plunger connected to the above mentioned lever at a convenient point between its ends. It gives to the crank in its con- nection an increased stroke as compared with that of the pump. A portion of the steam power applied to the pistons is directly utilized in working the pump plungers by means of a continuous piston rod which extends from the cylinder into and through the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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