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 Formulę 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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Page xvii
... showing the Breaking Strain of Iron and Copper Stay - Bolts . 455 SCALE IN STEAM - BOILERS • FOAMING IN MARINE - BOILERS PRIMING . 455 . 457 . 458 CORROSION , AND ITS ANALOGY TO COMBUSTION . MANUAL AND 2 * B CONTENTS . xvii.
... showing the Breaking Strain of Iron and Copper Stay - Bolts . 455 SCALE IN STEAM - BOILERS • FOAMING IN MARINE - BOILERS PRIMING . 455 . 457 . 458 CORROSION , AND ITS ANALOGY TO COMBUSTION . MANUAL AND 2 * B CONTENTS . xvii.
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... Iron at various Temperatures 621 • • 621 Table showing the Linear Dilatation of Solids by Heat Table deduced from Experiments on Iron Plates for Steam - Boilers , by the Franklin Institute , Philada . . 622 623 Table showing the Tensile ...
... Iron at various Temperatures 621 • • 621 Table showing the Linear Dilatation of Solids by Heat Table deduced from Experiments on Iron Plates for Steam - Boilers , by the Franklin Institute , Philada . . 622 623 Table showing the Tensile ...
Page xxi
... Iron Balls from 3 to 13 Inches in Diameter . · · · · • · • · 624 624 . 625 626 626 Table showing the Weight of Cast - Iron Plates per Superficial Foot as per Thickness Table showing the Weight of Round Iron from an Inch to 6 Inches in ...
... Iron Balls from 3 to 13 Inches in Diameter . · · · · • · • · 624 624 . 625 626 626 Table showing the Weight of Cast - Iron Plates per Superficial Foot as per Thickness Table showing the Weight of Round Iron from an Inch to 6 Inches in ...
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... iron , and , in consequence of their peculiar shape , detracted very much from the general appearance of the engine . They were 9 feet wide at the centre , and 27 feet long , each weighing 22,000 lbs . The cross - head guides extended ...
... iron , and , in consequence of their peculiar shape , detracted very much from the general appearance of the engine . They were 9 feet wide at the centre , and 27 feet long , each weighing 22,000 lbs . The cross - head guides extended ...
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... iron , and the pillow - blocks are lined with anti - friction . metal . All the rubbing , revolving , and vibrating surfaces are of ample proportions , and fitted with great accuracy and preci- sion . The Wright Engine has undergone ...
... iron , and the pillow - blocks are lined with anti - friction . metal . All the rubbing , revolving , and vibrating surfaces are of ample proportions , and fitted with great accuracy and preci- sion . The Wright Engine has undergone ...
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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