The Engineer's Handy-book: Containing a Full Explanation of the Steam-engine Indicator, and Its Use and Advantages to Engineers and Steam Users. With Formulæ for Estimating the Power of All Classes of Steam-engines; Also, Facts, Figures, Questions, and Tables for Engineers who Wish to Qualify Themselves for the United States Navy, the Revenue Service, the Mercantile Marine, Or to Take Charge of the Better Class of Stationary Steam-engines. With Illustrations |
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... Cylinder is from to , com- mencing with 10 Pounds and advancing in 5 Pounds up to 55 Pounds Pressure Table showing the Average Pressure of Steam upon the Piston throughout the Stroke , when Cut - Off in the Cylinder is from to ...
... Cylinder is from to , com- mencing with 10 Pounds and advancing in 5 Pounds up to 55 Pounds Pressure Table showing the Average Pressure of Steam upon the Piston throughout the Stroke , when Cut - Off in the Cylinder is from to ...
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... cylinder , which is bored out on a line with the centre of the steam- cylinder , for the direction of movement of the cross - head , substi tuted . There are lateral openings in the sides of the guiding cylinder , through which easy ...
... cylinder , which is bored out on a line with the centre of the steam- cylinder , for the direction of movement of the cross - head , substi tuted . There are lateral openings in the sides of the guiding cylinder , through which easy ...
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... cylinder , which is bored out on a line with the centre of the steam- cylinder , for the direction of movement of the cross - head , substi- tuted . There are lateral openings in the sides of the guiding- cylinder , through which easy ...
... cylinder , which is bored out on a line with the centre of the steam- cylinder , for the direction of movement of the cross - head , substi- tuted . There are lateral openings in the sides of the guiding- cylinder , through which easy ...
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... cylinder , the piston - rod stuffing - box being cast with the head . The cylinder rests on a handsomely designed pedestal , the other end of the frame containing the back leg and main pillow - block bearing . Valve - Gear . The main ...
... cylinder , the piston - rod stuffing - box being cast with the head . The cylinder rests on a handsomely designed pedestal , the other end of the frame containing the back leg and main pillow - block bearing . Valve - Gear . The main ...
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... cylinder automatically , embodies the right prin- ciple by which to work steam expansively and economically . There are numerous industries in which uniform speed is not only a desideratum , but a necessity . It must not be understood ...
... cylinder automatically , embodies the right prin- ciple by which to work steam expansively and economically . There are numerous industries in which uniform speed is not only a desideratum , but a necessity . It must not be understood ...
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adjustment air-pump amount angles applied atmosphere Automatic Cut-Off Engine bed-plate belt boiler causes centre clearance coal compound connected connecting-rod Corliss Engine crank crank-pin crank-shaft cross-head Cube cubic foot cubic inches cylinder diagram diameter divide eccentric equal exhaust expansion feet per minute fly-wheel friction fuel give governor high-pressure horse-power INCHES OF MERCURY indicator indicator diagrams injector iron latent heat length lever lift locomotive low-pressure marine engines mean effective pressure mechanical motion move multiply number of revolutions opening pillow-block pipe piston piston-rod point of cut-off port pressure in pounds pressure of steam proportion pump quantity quotient revolutions per minute Rule for finding safety-valve salinometer screw shaft side slide-valve specific gravity speed square inch steam steam-boilers steam-chest steam-engines steam-valve stroke surface surface condenser TABLE SHOWING temperature term tion tube vacuum valve valve-gear valve-rod valve-stem velocity vertical weight