A Treatise on the Richards Steam-engine Indicator: With Directions for Its Use |
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... RULES FOR ENGINEERS . BY F. W. BACON , M. E. , MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ; FOURTH EDITION . PUBLIC D. VAN NEW YORK : NOSTRAND , 23 MURRAY STREET . 1883 . PUBLIC LIBRARY 63815A ASTOR . LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS ...
... RULES FOR ENGINEERS . BY F. W. BACON , M. E. , MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ; FOURTH EDITION . PUBLIC D. VAN NEW YORK : NOSTRAND , 23 MURRAY STREET . 1883 . PUBLIC LIBRARY 63815A ASTOR . LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS ...
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... rule to measure and compute diagrams ( page 42 ) , will be found a very expeditious and correct mode . The liabilities to error being reduced as ten to one . It was brought to my notice by Mr. Chas . E. Emery , engineer , New York City ...
... rule to measure and compute diagrams ( page 42 ) , will be found a very expeditious and correct mode . The liabilities to error being reduced as ten to one . It was brought to my notice by Mr. Chas . E. Emery , engineer , New York City ...
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... rule , is too high , being correct only when the barometer stands at 30.6 inches ; but the error is unimpor- tant , and it is very convenient to avoid the use of a fraction , and to say that 30 lbs . , 45 lbs . , 60 lbs . , * When ...
... rule , is too high , being correct only when the barometer stands at 30.6 inches ; but the error is unimpor- tant , and it is very convenient to avoid the use of a fraction , and to say that 30 lbs . , 45 lbs . , 60 lbs . , * When ...
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... rule , you measure the distance from the end of the slip to your pencil mark ; we will assume that it is 6 inches . Now , as you have measured 10 spaces , to get the average , we divide it by 10 ; thus , 61 expressed decimally is 6.25 ...
... rule , you measure the distance from the end of the slip to your pencil mark ; we will assume that it is 6 inches . Now , as you have measured 10 spaces , to get the average , we divide it by 10 ; thus , 61 expressed decimally is 6.25 ...
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... rule can be laid down . It depends upon the speed of the piston , the proportion between the area of the ports and that of the cylinder , the rapidity or slowness of the opening movement , and the density of the steam already in the ...
... rule can be laid down . It depends upon the speed of the piston , the proportion between the area of the ports and that of the cylinder , the rapidity or slowness of the opening movement , and the density of the steam already in the ...
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action advancing by 10ths applied ascer ascertain atmospheric line attached Barometer belt bent pipe boiler boiler pressure calculated cause centre centre punch clearance cloth compression cord correct crank cross-head cylinder diagram diameter direction drawn Elastic force employed engravings expansion curve F. W. BACON feet per minute friction GAUGES give given heat high speeds horizontal horse-power Illustrated improved Inches Pounds instru instrument leak length line of perfect locomotive mean pressure measure Mechanics ment Merc'y morocco motion multiply NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS Pantograph paper parallel motion pencil perfect vacuum plates point of cut-off point of release port power exerted pressure of steam Prof pulleys reduced regulating valve resistance return stroke revolutions per minute rule SALINOMETER scale screw shaft shows side speed of piston spring square inch STEAM-ENGINE INDICATOR steam-line stopcock surface Table taken temperature terminal pressure Third edition tion valve varying velocities Vernier scale wheel wood-cuts
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