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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... Weight of Steam at different Press- ures from 1 Pound per Square Inch to 300 Pounds , and the Quantity of Steam produced from 1 Cubic Foot of Water , according to Pressure 81 Table showing the Steam Pressure in Pounds per Gauge ; the ...
... Weight of Steam at different Press- ures from 1 Pound per Square Inch to 300 Pounds , and the Quantity of Steam produced from 1 Cubic Foot of Water , according to Pressure 81 Table showing the Steam Pressure in Pounds per Gauge ; the ...
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... Weight of Water in Pipes One Fathom in Length ( 6 Feet ) , and of different Diameters from 1 to 12 Inches . Table showing the Quantity of Water per Lineal Foot in Pumps or Vertical Pipes of different Diameters Table showing the Weight ...
... Weight of Water in Pipes One Fathom in Length ( 6 Feet ) , and of different Diameters from 1 to 12 Inches . Table showing the Quantity of Water per Lineal Foot in Pumps or Vertical Pipes of different Diameters Table showing the Weight ...
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... Weight of Castings by Weight of the Patterns Table showing the Shrinkage of Castings of different Metals Table showing the Weight and Bulk of different Substances in Cubic Feet , Pounds , and Tons · · • Table showing the Strength of ...
... Weight of Castings by Weight of the Patterns Table showing the Shrinkage of Castings of different Metals Table showing the Weight and Bulk of different Substances in Cubic Feet , Pounds , and Tons · · • Table showing the Strength of ...
Page xxi
... 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 Diameter , 1 Foot Long . Table showing the Weight of Boiler - Plates 1 Foot Square and from of an Inch ...
... 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 Diameter , 1 Foot Long . Table showing the Weight of Boiler - Plates 1 Foot Square and from of an Inch ...
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... weight , with all their adjuncts and attachments , was over 700 tons . The engines were supplied with steam by 20 upright Corliss boilers , of 70 horse - power each . The main steam - pipe was 18 inches in diameter and 320 feet long ...
... weight , with all their adjuncts and attachments , was over 700 tons . The engines were supplied with steam by 20 upright Corliss boilers , of 70 horse - power each . The main steam - pipe was 18 inches in diameter and 320 feet long ...
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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