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" Gorgon variety of engine than any we have yet mentioned. It involves the use of a large paddle-wheel by the elevation of the shaft, rendered necessary to afford room for the stroke ; and the largeness of the wheel gives too great a velocity to the float... "
The hand-book to the steam engine - Page 67
by Handbook - 1846
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The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, Volume 9

William Laxton - 1846 - 456 pages
...however, a far more serious defect of the Gorgon variety of engine than any we have yet mentioned. It involves the use of a large paddle-wheel by the elevation...largeness of the wheel gives too great a velocity to the float boards, by which means a considerable proportion of the engine power is dissipated. There is...
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The Steam Engine, from the Earliest to the Present Time. Atmospheric ...

Edward PORTWINE - 1847 - 154 pages
...generality of engineers — such as the " Gorgon," "Siamese," "Annular," " Steeple," and Bury 's ; the last is called a " nondescript species." That...great disparity between the speed of the wheel and t'le speed of the ship, a large amount of power is wasted in throwing back the water from the wheel,...
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A Treatise on the Steam Engine: In Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam ...

Artizan club (London, England) - 1847 - 338 pages
...however, a far more serious defect of the Gorgon variety of engine than any we have yet mentioned. It involves the use of a large paddle-wheel by the elevation...largeness of the wheel gives too great a velocity to the float boards, by which means a considerable proportion of the engine power is dissipated. There is...
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A Treatise on the Steam-engine in Its Various Applications to Mines, Mills ...

John Bourne (C. E.) - 1868 - 602 pages
...however, a far more serious defect of the Gordon variety of engine than any we have yet mentioned. It involves the use of a large paddle-wheel by the elevation...largeness of the wheel gives too great a velocity to the float boards, by which means a considerable iportion of the engine power is dissipated. There is nothing...
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