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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... levers similar to those employed in the ordinary Corliss engine , and the releasing gear for them was entirely original , and very ingenious , though the exhaust - valves ended their vibrations by an abrupt kick or jerk . The height of ...
... levers similar to those employed in the ordinary Corliss engine , and the releasing gear for them was entirely original , and very ingenious , though the exhaust - valves ended their vibrations by an abrupt kick or jerk . The height of ...
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... lever which is fastened to the governor - shaft . This shaft carries two forked arms , which take hold of the small rods run- Ining through the hollow rocker - shafts . These rods are enlarged at their ends , where they carry the ...
... lever which is fastened to the governor - shaft . This shaft carries two forked arms , which take hold of the small rods run- Ining through the hollow rocker - shafts . These rods are enlarged at their ends , where they carry the ...
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... lever which is fastened to the governor - shaft . This shaft carries two forked arms , which take hold of the small rods run- ning through the hollow rocker - shafts . These rods are enlarged at their ends , where they carry the ...
... lever which is fastened to the governor - shaft . This shaft carries two forked arms , which take hold of the small rods run- ning through the hollow rocker - shafts . These rods are enlarged at their ends , where they carry the ...
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... lever of a safety - valve for a given pressure of steam .. With what description of boilers have you served at sea wet - bottomed , dry - bottomed , multi - tubular , sectional or flue , water- or fire - tube boilers ? What engine ...
... lever of a safety - valve for a given pressure of steam .. With what description of boilers have you served at sea wet - bottomed , dry - bottomed , multi - tubular , sectional or flue , water- or fire - tube boilers ? What engine ...
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... lever and the area of the safety - valve are known ; also the pressure required to lift a certain weight , with a given length of lever and area of valve . Thirteenth . What are the most probable causes of lift or suction , force or ...
... lever and the area of the safety - valve are known ; also the pressure required to lift a certain weight , with a given length of lever and area of valve . Thirteenth . What are the most probable causes of lift or suction , force or ...
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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