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... Cylinders and Valves of Locomotives ................ Dimensions of Parts of Locomotives .... Eccentric , and Mode of Setting in Shaft ....................................... .. 174 Eccentrics and Rods ....... 273 Feed Pumps of ...
... Cylinders and Valves of Locomotives ................ Dimensions of Parts of Locomotives .... Eccentric , and Mode of Setting in Shaft ....................................... .. 174 Eccentrics and Rods ....... 273 Feed Pumps of ...
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... cylinder or prism , and the product will give the solid content . To find the Convex Surface of a Cylinder . RULE . - Multiply the circumference by the length of the cylinder ; the product will be the convex sur- face required . OF ...
... cylinder or prism , and the product will give the solid content . To find the Convex Surface of a Cylinder . RULE . - Multiply the circumference by the length of the cylinder ; the product will be the convex sur- face required . OF ...
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... cylinder in inches , sub- tract 1 , square the remainder , multiply the square by the velocity of the piston in feet per minute , and divide the product by 5640. The quotient will be the number required . GENERAL PROPORTIONS OF ...
... cylinder in inches , sub- tract 1 , square the remainder , multiply the square by the velocity of the piston in feet per minute , and divide the product by 5640. The quotient will be the number required . GENERAL PROPORTIONS OF ...
Page 144
... cylinder . Velocity of the Piston to produce the best effect . In engines working the steam expansively , 100 times the square root of the length of the stroke in feet , is the best velocity in feet per minute . In engines not working ...
... cylinder . Velocity of the Piston to produce the best effect . In engines working the steam expansively , 100 times the square root of the length of the stroke in feet , is the best velocity in feet per minute . In engines not working ...
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... cylinder should be at least twice its diameter . The velocity of the piston , in feet per minute , should be 103 times the square root of the length of the stroke in feet ; or 100 times , if the steam is worked expansively . The area of ...
... cylinder should be at least twice its diameter . The velocity of the piston , in feet per minute , should be 103 times the square root of the length of the stroke in feet ; or 100 times , if the steam is worked expansively . The area of ...
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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 of Arc 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 tion tons trapezium tubes valve velocity Volume whole weight yards Zone
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