As steamships grew steadily in size and tonnage through the course of the 19th century, the need for low profile, low center-of-gravity engines correspondingly declined. Freed increasingly from these design constraints, engineers were able to revert to si
As steamships grew steadily in size and tonnage through the course of the 19th century, the need for low profile, low center-of-gravity engines correspondingly declined. Freed increasingly from these design constraints, engineers were able to revert to simpler, more efficient and more easily maintained designs. The result was the growing dominance of the vertical inverted direct acting engine. In this type of engine, the cylinders are located directly above the crankshaft, with the piston rod/connecting rod assemblies forming a more or less straight line between the two. Vertical engines are sometimes referred to as "hammer", "forge hammer" or "steam hammer" engines, due to their roughly similar appearance to another common 19th century steam technology, the steam hammer.
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