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1893 Article-Buckeye Engine Co., 4 Cylinder Triple Expansion Steam Engine |
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Cassier's Magazine May 1893, pg. 42 |
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11/12/2012 7:59:53 PM |
The Buckeye Company build engines of three types: High speed (short stroke), medium speed (medium stroke), and slow speed (long stroke], so as to be able to supply engines for all possible requirements. Each of these varieties they compound in all the four ways, viz., tandem condensing, tandem non-condensing, cross condensing, and cross non-condensing. Of this variety they show at the Exposition, working with full loads, as intimated in what has already been said, simple non-condensing engines of each of the three varieties, as well as a tandem-compound condensing engine of the high speed type, a cross compound condensing engine of the medium speed type, and at cross triple-expansion engine of the slow speed type, making in all six engines, or, considering that some of these are double, making in fact eight engines.
To this exhibit they will add a small working model engine not more than fifteen inches long, complete in all details; also a sectional model, running at very slow speed, in order to show clearly the action of the valves and valve gear. This is made by cutting the cylinder and valves through longitudinally, and it will unquestionably be a very interesting; feature to engineers or men who use engines.
The large Buckeye engine, f1rst referred to, is completely equipped with U. S. metallic packing as an exhibit of the manufacturers of this packing. It should be added also that the pistons of the large engines are made of steel for the sake of increased strength and lightness. The tandem - compound, high speed engine has been running in the temporary power plant of the Exposition during the past eighteen months. |
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1893 Buckeye Engine Co., 4 Cylinder Triple Expansion Steam Engine
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