Image:Walschaerts motion.gif

In this animation, the red color represents live steam entering the cylinder, while the blue represents expanded (spent) steam being exhausted from the cylinder.

Use Image:Walschaerts motion frame.png for a thumbnail.

[edit] Definition of parts

1. Eccentric Crank (Return Crank)
2. Eccentric Rod
3. Reach Rod
4. Lifting Link
5. Lifting Arm
6. Reverse Arm & Shaft
7. Link (Expansion Link)
8. Radius Bar
9. Crosshead Arm (Drop Link)
10. Valve Stem Guide
11. Union Link (Anchor Link)
12. Combination Lever
13. Valve Stem
14. Valve Spindle

[edit] Summary

Edited version of Walschaert_gear_forward.gif

Created by R. A. Booty, 2001

From http://home.new.rr.com/trumpetb/loco/rodsf.html with permission.

Copy from English wikipedia

[edit] Licensing

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". العربية | Asturianu | Български | বাংলা | ইমার ঠার | Brezhoneg | Bosanski | Català | Sinugboanong Binisaya | Česky | Dansk | Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Esperanto | Español | Eesti | Euskara | فارسی | Suomi | Français | Galego | עברית | Hrvatski | Magyar | Bahasa Indonesia | Ido | Íslenska | Italiano | 日本語 | ქართული | 한국어 | Kurdî / كوردي | Latina | Lëtzebuergesch | Lietuvių | Bahasa Melayu | Nnapulitano | Nederlands | Norsk (nynorsk) | Norsk (bokmål) | Polski | Português | Română | Русский | Slovenčina | Slovenščina | Shqip | Српски | Svenska | తెలుగు | ไทย | Türkçe | Українська | اردو | Tiếng Việt | Volapük | 中文(简体) | 中文(繁體) | +/-