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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... PISTONS PISTON - RODS Table of Units of Horse - Power for different Piston Speeds · Table showing Length of Stroke and Number of Revolutions for dif- ferent Piston Speeds in Feet per Minute PISTON , CONNECTING - ROD , AND CRANK ...
... PISTONS PISTON - RODS Table of Units of Horse - Power for different Piston Speeds · Table showing Length of Stroke and Number of Revolutions for dif- ferent Piston Speeds in Feet per Minute PISTON , CONNECTING - ROD , AND CRANK ...
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... PISTON , 150 · PISTON , CONNECTING - ROD , AND CRANK CONNECTION , CTION , THE REYNOLDS CORLISS ENGINE · 167 · 175 THE CRANK , . 178 THE LINK , . 183 VALVE - GEAR ,. . 184 THE WATERTOWN AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF ENGINE , . 199 THE WATERS ...
... PISTON , 150 · PISTON , CONNECTING - ROD , AND CRANK CONNECTION , CTION , THE REYNOLDS CORLISS ENGINE · 167 · 175 THE CRANK , . 178 THE LINK , . 183 VALVE - GEAR ,. . 184 THE WATERTOWN AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF ENGINE , . 199 THE WATERS ...
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... piston- rod may be had . From the front of the guiding - cylinder to the point where it meets the base , the frame is made in the form of an inclined concavo - convex trough of sufficient depth to permit the free movement of the ...
... piston- rod may be had . From the front of the guiding - cylinder to the point where it meets the base , the frame is made in the form of an inclined concavo - convex trough of sufficient depth to permit the free movement of the ...
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... rod , which has a longitudinal movement through the hollow rocker- arms with which the governor is connected . By ... piston body , between the packing - rings , being fitted with a brass shoe , which carries the weight of the piston ...
... rod , which has a longitudinal movement through the hollow rocker- arms with which the governor is connected . By ... piston body , between the packing - rings , being fitted with a brass shoe , which carries the weight of the piston ...
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... piston- rod may be had . From the front of the guiding - cylinder to the point where it meets the base , the frame is made in the form of an inclined concavo - convex trough of sufficient depth to permit the free movement of the ...
... piston- rod may be had . From the front of the guiding - cylinder to the point where it meets the base , the frame is made in the form of an inclined concavo - convex trough of sufficient depth to permit the free movement of the ...
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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