Format: Paperback 

ISBN: 4104

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Reprint describes the basics, related by an 1896 engineer. Includes components — how they fit and work together, expansion, valving, boiler pressure, piston specifications, back pressure and point of exhaust closure, and more. Simple, non-condensing engines, high-speed automatic cut-off engines, hoisting and locomotive, and multiple-expansion engines. SC, 192 pages.