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Page 143
... horse . A horse - power , as fixed by Watt , is equal to 33,000 lbs . avoirdupois , raised one foot high per minute ; and ... Horses ' power of an Engine , according to Mr. Watt's rule . From the diameter of the cylinder in inches , sub ...
... horse . A horse - power , as fixed by Watt , is equal to 33,000 lbs . avoirdupois , raised one foot high per minute ; and ... Horses ' power of an Engine , according to Mr. Watt's rule . From the diameter of the cylinder in inches , sub ...
Page 144
... cylinder . The valves should be as large as practicable . The boiler should be capable of evaporating about 12 gallons per hour for each horse - power . NON - CONDENSING , OR HIGH PRESSURE ENGINES . The 144 STEAM - ENGINE .
... cylinder . The valves should be as large as practicable . The boiler should be capable of evaporating about 12 gallons per hour for each horse - power . NON - CONDENSING , OR HIGH PRESSURE ENGINES . The 144 STEAM - ENGINE .
Page 147
... horses ' power when fully loaded , showed , after the load and the whole of the machinery were thrown off , 5 horses ' , or one - tenth of the whole power . 2d . 190 feet of horizontal , and 180 feet of upright shafting , with 34 ...
... horses ' power when fully loaded , showed , after the load and the whole of the machinery were thrown off , 5 horses ' , or one - tenth of the whole power . 2d . 190 feet of horizontal , and 180 feet of upright shafting , with 34 ...
Page 148
... horses . 7th . Two pair of iron rollers and an elevator , grinding and raising 40 quarters of malt per hour , 8.5 horses . 8th . An ale - mashing machine , mashing at the time 100 quarters of malt , = 5.68 horses . 9th . Two porter ...
... horses . 7th . Two pair of iron rollers and an elevator , grinding and raising 40 quarters of malt per hour , 8.5 horses . 8th . An ale - mashing machine , mashing at the time 100 quarters of malt , = 5.68 horses . 9th . Two porter ...
Page 149
... horse - power . Economy of Steam - jackets . - The following Table presents the results of three experiments made in France to ascertain the economy of steam - jackets to the cylinders of engines , in the consumption of fuel . In the ...
... horse - power . Economy of Steam - jackets . - The following Table presents the results of three experiments made in France to ascertain the economy of steam - jackets to the cylinders of engines , in the consumption of fuel . In the ...
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abscissa Atmospheric Railway avoirdupois axle blast-pipe boiler brass centre circle circular segments Circum circumference cloth coke conjugate connecting-rod copper crank Cube Root cubic feet cubic foot cubic inch curve cylinder cylinder in inches Dauphiny Decimal or Reciprocal diame diameter distance driving wheels eccentric-rod equal EXAMPLE.-Required find the Area find the Solidity fire-box Fraction or Numb friction Frustum fulcrum fulcrum and valve Gallons gauge give the solidity Height Length horses Hyperbola iron Length of Arc leverage locomotive engine metallic mile morocco motion multiply the sum North Shields ordinate Ounces Parabola pipes piston piston-rod plates Pounds pressure quotient radius rails Railway resistance revolving axis RULE RULE.-Multiply RULE.-To find screw segment shaft side smoke-box spindle square inch Square Root steam stroke subtract thickness throw tion tons trapezium tubes valve velocity Volume whole weight yards Zone