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Walking beam engines

Scope note

Steam engines, common in the 19th century, in which a beam is pivoted in the center above a veritical cylinder, transmitting motion to the piston down to a crank shaft by a long connecting rod.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262774

Broader Terms used

steam engines

Equivalent Terms used

walking beam engine

Created

13yrs ago

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