Steam Engine Design/Multiple Cylinders

James Wise contributes this view of what a multiple cylinder steam engine might look like:

The sketchup [[1]] show a generator attached to a crankshaft driven by two cylinders in this view, but it's easy to see how this could be scaled up to 3, 4, etc. cylinders.

http://www.dansmc.com/bush_plain_bearings.htm

parts

split bearing

https://ec.kamandirect.com/kamandirect/catalog/part.jsp?CPN=&ORIG=FindPartV1&PARTID=11441494

https://ec.kamandirect.com/kamandirect/catalog/part.jsp?PARTID=7442764&_requestid=17226

http://pt.rexnord.com/products/e-catalog/Product_Details.aspx?Catid=8&Rid=14033&spec=8%7C4%7C1%7C2;

external links

http://www.autozine.org/technical_school/engine/smooth1.htm