Watt's Linkage
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Info
Watt's linkage is a straight-line mechanism. A portion of the figure-eight-shaped coupler curve is closed to a straight line. James Watt designed this linkage to guide the long-stroke piton in his steam engine. Click here for Watt's engine.
Source
This Working Model file is adapted from a figure on p.118 in Mechanisms & Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, by Chironis, N.P., McGraw-Hill, 1991 and from Figure 3-29 (a) on p.131 in Design of Machinery, 3rd ed. by Norton, R.L., McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Credits
This Working Model file was first developed by Fan (Michael) Mo.