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The slide valve, simply explained

The slide valve, simply explained

by William John Tennant

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About this eBook

Author
Tennant, William John, 1866-1951
Original Publication
New York: Spon & Chamberlain, 1899.
Credits
deaurider, Matthew Everett and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TJ: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery
Subject
Slide-valves
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76510
Release Date
July 16, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE SLIDE VALVE, SIMPLY EXPLAINED.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN EDITION.
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. THE SIMPLE SLIDE.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. THE ECCENTRIC A CRANK. SPECIAL MODEL TO GIVE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. ADVANCE OF THE ECCENTRIC.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. DEAD CENTRE. ORDER OF CRANKS. CUSHIONING AND LEAD.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. EXPANSION—INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LAP AND LEAD; ADVANCE AFFECTED THEREBY—COMPRESSION.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. DOUBLE-PORTED, MULTIPLE ADMISSION, AND PISTON VALVES. — MULTIPLE ADMISSION VALVES.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECT OF ALTERATIONS TO VALVE AND ECCENTRIC.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. NOTE ON LINK MOTIONS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. NOTE ON VERY EARLY CUT-OFF, AND ON REVERSING GEARS IN GENERAL.

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