e/Corliss steam engine

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has glosseng: A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849, invented by and named after the American engineer George Henry Corliss.
lexicalizationeng: Corliss Steam Engine
instance of(noun) external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
steam engine
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media:imgCorliss cylinder section 2.png
media:imgCorliss steam engine.jpg
media:imgCorliss valvegear.jpg
media:imgModel Corliss steam engine with sectioned valves.jpg
media:vidSteam engine in Science Museum Power gallery.ogv
mediahttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category%3ASteam_engines_with_Corliss_valvegear

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