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Page vii
... indicated points in which modifications appeared to be desirable , and their remarks have , so far as possible , been kept in view in preparing the present edition . In the revision for the press and the correction of proofs , much ...
... indicated points in which modifications appeared to be desirable , and their remarks have , so far as possible , been kept in view in preparing the present edition . In the revision for the press and the correction of proofs , much ...
Page 2
... and capable of being driven at speeds of sixteen to eighteen knots per hour by engines developing more than 10,000 indicated horse power . Side - lever engine .-- The propeller used in the 2 THE MARINE STEAM - ENGINE .
... and capable of being driven at speeds of sixteen to eighteen knots per hour by engines developing more than 10,000 indicated horse power . Side - lever engine .-- The propeller used in the 2 THE MARINE STEAM - ENGINE .
Page 25
... 1885 , was 11,200 , and in the armour - clad ships ' Renown ' and ' Sanspareil ' now building , the guaranteed minimum indicated horse - power is 12,000 . CHAPTER II . WORK AND EFFICIENCY . Force . - EARLY HISTORY AND PROGRESS . 25 25.
... 1885 , was 11,200 , and in the armour - clad ships ' Renown ' and ' Sanspareil ' now building , the guaranteed minimum indicated horse - power is 12,000 . CHAPTER II . WORK AND EFFICIENCY . Force . - EARLY HISTORY AND PROGRESS . 25 25.
Page 42
... indicated by the arrows . When heat is applied no sensible movement of the piston occurs until the temperature of evaporation is attained , which temperature will depend on the amount of the pressure p produced by the piston on the ...
... indicated by the arrows . When heat is applied no sensible movement of the piston occurs until the temperature of evaporation is attained , which temperature will depend on the amount of the pressure p produced by the piston on the ...
Page 61
... indicate at full power about 1,000 I.H.P. Taking the consumption of steam per indicated horse - power in these engines , if compound , at 20 pounds per hour , the steam expended in the jet to pro- duce the draught is equivalent to 200 ...
... indicate at full power about 1,000 I.H.P. Taking the consumption of steam per indicated horse - power in these engines , if compound , at 20 pounds per hour , the steam expended in the jet to pro- duce the draught is equivalent to 200 ...
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absolute pressure action air-pump angle arrangement atmosphere back pressure bilge blades brass cause centre coal cocks combustion compound engine connected crank crank-shaft curve diameter draught eccentric efficiency evaporation exhaust expansion valve Fahr feed feed-water feet fitted friction funnel furnaces gases gear gun-metal heating surface high-pressure cylinder hot-well hydrometer increased indicated horse-power indicator diagrams iron jacket Kingston valves latent heat length low-pressure cylinders machinery marine boilers marine engines metal motion necessary ordinary orifice paddle-wheel pass pipes piston plates port pounds per square pressure of steam prevent propeller pumps quantity rates of expansion reduced revolutions per minute Royal Navy safety-valves screw screw-propeller sea-water sensible heat shaft ship shown in Fig side slide slide-valve speed square inch steam pressure steam-pipes steel stokeholds stroke suction suitable superheated superheater surface condensers temperature thermal units total heat triple expansion engines tubes vertical weight
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Page 32 - ... the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water at its maximum density, one degree Fahr., can be made to perform work equal to the raising of 772 Ibs.