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Specifications for Two Direct-acting Compound Twin-screw Beam Engines of 5,000 Horse-power for ...
Excerpt from Specifications for Two Direct-Acting Compound Twin-Screw Beam Engines of 5, 000 Horse-Power, for the U. S. Steamer Chicago
The crank-shafts for each engine will he made of steel, in two separate interchangeable sections, and secured to each other and to the line-shaftings by couplings forged on the shafts. The cranks will have a length of 2 feet and be placed at an angle of 90° with each other. The reversing cylinders will be located between the cylinders and crank-shafts, and will connect directly with the arms of the rock-shafts; the valves to be Operated by ?oating levers on the working platform.
The crank-shafts for each engine will he made of steel, in two separate interchangeable sections, and secured to each other and to the line-shaftings by couplings forged on the shafts. The cranks will have a length of 2 feet and be placed at an angle of 90° with each other. The reversing cylinders will be located between the cylinders and crank-shafts, and will connect directly with the arms of the rock-shafts; the valves to be Operated by ?oating levers on the working platform.
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