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Definition of Walking beam

Walking beam
Walking Walk"ing, a. & n. from Walk, v. Walking beam. See Beam, 10. Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under Crane. Walking fern. (Bot.) See Walking leaf, below. Walking fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of which, as O. marulius, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also langya. Walking gentleman (Theater), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [Cant] Walking lady (Theater), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [Cant] Walking leaf. (a) (Bot.) A little American fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf. Walking papers, or Walking ticket, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett. Walking stick. (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A stick insect; -- called also walking straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick. Walking wheel (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.

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- methods. An engine can be a compound walking beam type, compound being the cylinder technology, and walking beam being the connection method. Over time...
- Gallery conveyor Vacuum conveyor Vertical conveyor Vibrating conveyor Walking Beam Wire mesh conveyor Every pneumatic system uses pipes or ducts called...
- a walking beam. It was often emplo**** in stationary and marine steam engine designs in the 18th and 19th centuries. A pumpjack is also called a beam pump...
- A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic...
- into oscillatory motion using a walking beam. The crank arm connects to the walking beam via a pitman arm. The walking beam is supported by a Samson post...
- in straight lines, keeping the piston true in the cylinder, while the walking beam end moved through an arc, somewhat analogous to a crosshead in later...
- single-acting and some were double-acting. Some had under walking beams; others had overhead walking beams. Both horizontal and vertical models were built. Sizes...
- one end of the walking beam downwards during the power stroke using a chain, and the weight of the pump pulled the other end of the beam downwards during...
- service in some cases. A typical design consists of an arm, called the walking beam, that pivots seesaw-like on a base, which the p****engers alternately...
- variants of the rotative beam engine. These marine steam engines – known as side-lever, gr****hopper, crosshead, or 'walking beam', among others – all varied...