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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... High - Pressure or Non - Condensing Steam - Engines , " " Roper's Hand - Book of the Locomotive , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Land and Marine Engines , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Modern Steam - Fire Engines , " " Improvements in Steam ...
... High - Pressure or Non - Condensing Steam - Engines , " " Roper's Hand - Book of the Locomotive , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Land and Marine Engines , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Modern Steam - Fire Engines , " " Improvements in Steam ...
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... HIGH - PRESSURE ENGINE · 124 • AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF AND THROTTLING ENGINES 130 • THROTTLING ENGINES 131 STEAM - ENGINE CUT - OFFS 132 • DESIGN OF STEAM - ENGINES 134 DUPLICATING THE PARTS OF STEAM - ENGINES FITTING THE CRANKS OF STEAM ...
... HIGH - PRESSURE ENGINE · 124 • AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF AND THROTTLING ENGINES 130 • THROTTLING ENGINES 131 STEAM - ENGINE CUT - OFFS 132 • DESIGN OF STEAM - ENGINES 134 DUPLICATING THE PARTS OF STEAM - ENGINES FITTING THE CRANKS OF STEAM ...
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... HIGH - PRESSURE VALVELESS ENGINE . 237 . 240 LUBRICANTS QUESTIONS PAGE • 243 246 PART FOURTH . THE xiv CONTENTS .
... HIGH - PRESSURE VALVELESS ENGINE . 237 . 240 LUBRICANTS QUESTIONS PAGE • 243 246 PART FOURTH . THE xiv CONTENTS .
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... PRESSURE , OR STEAM - LINE THE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE TO SPACE THE ORDINATES • TO CALCULATE THE INDICATED HORSE ... HIGH - SPEED ENGINE 330 QUESTIONS . 334 CONDENSERS • PART FIFTH . · 338 Table showing the Force with which Uncondensed ...
... PRESSURE , OR STEAM - LINE THE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE TO SPACE THE ORDINATES • TO CALCULATE THE INDICATED HORSE ... HIGH - SPEED ENGINE 330 QUESTIONS . 334 CONDENSERS • PART FIFTH . · 338 Table showing the Force with which Uncondensed ...
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... HIGH - PRESSURE PAGE 24 36 53 55 55 89 93 . . 110 111 125 THE PUTNAM MACHINE COMPANY'S AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF ENGINE , 139 THE GREENE AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF HIGH - PRESSURE ENGINE , THE BABBITT & HARRIS STEAM - PISTON , 150 · PISTON ...
... HIGH - PRESSURE PAGE 24 36 53 55 55 89 93 . . 110 111 125 THE PUTNAM MACHINE COMPANY'S AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF ENGINE , 139 THE GREENE AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF HIGH - PRESSURE ENGINE , THE BABBITT & HARRIS STEAM - PISTON , 150 · PISTON ...
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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