Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants . bed, but having some pecu-liarities specially adapting it to its use in this engine. A single piston-valve distributes steam to both cylinders,securing, at the same time, some special advantages, andillustrating ingenious adaptations to this singular and in-genious type of engine. The accompanying engravingsexhibit the forms of the three designs of this machine incommon use: the Standard, the Junior, and theCompound. In the first, the valve is placed in the verti-cal plane ; in the others it lies a
Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants . bed, but having some pecu-liarities specially adapting it to its use in this engine. A single piston-valve distributes steam to both cylinders,securing, at the same time, some special advantages, andillustrating ingenious adaptations to this singular and in-genious type of engine. The accompanying engravingsexhibit the forms of the three designs of this machine incommon use: the Standard, the Junior, and theCompound. In the first, the valve is placed in the verti-cal plane ; in the others it lies along the top of the two cyl-inders. The essential features of the three engines are verysimilar, and equally characteristic. To insure freedomfrom danger from water entering the cylinders, the greatsource of risk with high-speed engines, relief valves arefitted to all, and are illustrated, in the perspective drawing,at either end of the valve chest. It is still better shown inthe accompanying sketch of the valve chest employed in thecompound engine, which also exhibits the internal construc-. Valve Chest.
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