Steam engine: alternatives and connections

A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever…

The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the f…

The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast.

An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome;…

A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.

A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine.

The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a stea…

To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (…

An apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of S…

a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston

The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stro…

A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine.

The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam.

A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock.

Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing m…

The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the n…

One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.

The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the…