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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... Locomotive , Hartford , Conn . ROPER'S ENGINEER'S HANDY - BOOK.- Published by E. Claxton & Co. , of Philadelphia , who are the publishers of several works on steam , steam - boilers , and engines , from Mr. Roper's pen . This last work ...
... Locomotive , Hartford , Conn . ROPER'S ENGINEER'S HANDY - BOOK.- Published by E. Claxton & Co. , of Philadelphia , who are the publishers of several works on steam , steam - boilers , and engines , from Mr. Roper's pen . This last work ...
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... locomotive , fire , marine , and stationary engines . This work has 678 pages , is profusely illustrated , bound in morocco , and contains nearly 300 main subjects , 1316 paragraphs , 876 questions and answers , 52 suggestions and ...
... locomotive , fire , marine , and stationary engines . This work has 678 pages , is profusely illustrated , bound in morocco , and contains nearly 300 main subjects , 1316 paragraphs , 876 questions and answers , 52 suggestions and ...
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... Locomotive , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Land and Marine Engines , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Modern Steam - Fire Engines , " " Improvements in Steam - Engines , " " Use and Abuse of the Steam - Boiler , " " Questions and Answers for ...
... Locomotive , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Land and Marine Engines , " " Roper's Hand - Book of Modern Steam - Fire Engines , " " Improvements in Steam - Engines , " " Use and Abuse of the Steam - Boiler , " " Questions and Answers for ...
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... LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS STEAM • Table showing the Increase of Sensible and the Decrease of Latent Heat in Steam , according to Pressure Table showing the Effluent Velocity with which Steam , at different Pressures , will Flow into the ...
... LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS STEAM • Table showing the Increase of Sensible and the Decrease of Latent Heat in Steam , according to Pressure Table showing the Effluent Velocity with which Steam , at different Pressures , will Flow into the ...
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... LOCOMOTIVE . THE STEAM FIRE - ENGINE • PAGE 102 • 109 112 114 • 116 • 119 120 THE WOODRUFF AND BEACH AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF HIGH - PRESSURE ENGINE · 124 • AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF AND THROTTLING ENGINES 130 • THROTTLING ENGINES 131 STEAM ...
... LOCOMOTIVE . THE STEAM FIRE - ENGINE • PAGE 102 • 109 112 114 • 116 • 119 120 THE WOODRUFF AND BEACH AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF HIGH - PRESSURE ENGINE · 124 • AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF AND THROTTLING ENGINES 130 • THROTTLING ENGINES 131 STEAM ...
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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