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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Page xiv
... VERTICAL ENGINES 202 ENGINES . HEATING IN JOURNALS AND RECIPROCATING PARTS OF STEAM- · · REVERSING - GEAR FOR MARINE ENGINES THE SLIDE - VALVE THE WHEELOCK AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF ENGINE HOW TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF LAP AND LEAD ON A ...
... VERTICAL ENGINES 202 ENGINES . HEATING IN JOURNALS AND RECIPROCATING PARTS OF STEAM- · · REVERSING - GEAR FOR MARINE ENGINES THE SLIDE - VALVE THE WHEELOCK AUTOMATIC CUT - OFF ENGINE HOW TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF LAP AND LEAD ON A ...
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... Vertical Pipes of different Diameters Table showing the Weight of Water at different Temperatures . Table showing the Boiling - Point for Fresh Water at different Alti- tudes above Sea - Level · Table showing the Capacity of Cisterns ...
... Vertical Pipes of different Diameters Table showing the Weight of Water at different Temperatures . Table showing the Boiling - Point for Fresh Water at different Alti- tudes above Sea - Level · Table showing the Capacity of Cisterns ...
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... vertically in chests cast upon the cylinder , the two upon the front being for the induction cut - off and expan- sion , and those on the back for the eduction or exhaust . The motion for the steam- and exhaust - valves is derived from ...
... vertically in chests cast upon the cylinder , the two upon the front being for the induction cut - off and expan- sion , and those on the back for the eduction or exhaust . The motion for the steam- and exhaust - valves is derived from ...
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... vertically in chests cast upon the cylinder , the two upon the front being for the induction cut - off and expan- sion , and those on the back for the eduction or exhaust . The motion for the steam- and exhaust - valves is derived from ...
... vertically in chests cast upon the cylinder , the two upon the front being for the induction cut - off and expan- sion , and those on the back for the eduction or exhaust . The motion for the steam- and exhaust - valves is derived from ...
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... vertically in water , sinks to the depth of 2.88 inches . Find its specific gravity . Answer . First find the cubic contents of the water displaced , by multiplying the depth to which the cork sunk by the length and breadth of the same ...
... vertically in water , sinks to the depth of 2.88 inches . Find its specific gravity . Answer . First find the cubic contents of the water displaced , by multiplying the depth to which the cork sunk by the length and breadth of the same ...
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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