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arrangement Assoc Boilers BRYAN DONKIN central position centre line Chemistry clearance compression construction CONTENTS.-The Corliss gear Corliss valve crank pin crank position crank-pin Crown 8vo curve Cyanide Process cylinder dashpot describe diameter distance double-ported draw dwelling angle eccentric-rod Electrical equal EXETER STREET exhaust valves expansion gear expansion valve extreme position GRIFFIN'S NAUTICAL SERIES Handsome Cloth horizontal Hydraulic Machinery inside lap Inst intersection lap circle Large 8vo lead LIMITED link motion LONDON CHARLES GRIFFIN main valve Manual Marine Engineering Master Mariner Metallurgy Mining movement Numerous Illustrations piston plate point of cut-off port opening PRACTICAL PROF Pumping radius range of trip release resultant circle reversing Revised SECOND EDITION single eccentric gears slide valve steam valves STRAND stroke stuffing box TEXT-BOOK trip gear trip hook trip lever trip motion valve circle Valve Diagram valve gear valve lever valve spindle valve-rod vertical width WILLIAM ALLINGHAM wrist wrist-plate pins
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