Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Volume 1American Society of Mechanical Engineers., 1880 - Mechanical engineering Vols. 2, 4-11, 62-68 include the Society's Membership list; v. 55-80 include the Journal of applied mechanics (also issued separately) as contributions from the Society's Applied Mechanics Division. |
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Page 10
... question arises , " How are we to work , and what is wanted of us ; what is the best method of advancing this department of knowledge ; what method is most truly philosophical and most pro- ductive of results ? " There is , as I have ...
... question arises , " How are we to work , and what is wanted of us ; what is the best method of advancing this department of knowledge ; what method is most truly philosophical and most pro- ductive of results ? " There is , as I have ...
Page 11
... question is soon answered . where taken occasion to show , but one philosophic method of ad- vancement of science . * We are to decide upon methods of working and upon plans in de- tail , and we are to initiate these schemes with ...
... question is soon answered . where taken occasion to show , but one philosophic method of ad- vancement of science . * We are to decide upon methods of working and upon plans in de- tail , and we are to initiate these schemes with ...
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... questions asked about its inches or its millimeters . A scale of shafting sizes so uniform and so easily expressed by up to 3 and by inches to sizes above 3 , is met in metric countries by the ease of an advance by 5 mm . only . To ...
... questions asked about its inches or its millimeters . A scale of shafting sizes so uniform and so easily expressed by up to 3 and by inches to sizes above 3 , is met in metric countries by the ease of an advance by 5 mm . only . To ...
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... question the wisdom of the men who have selected these shop sizes to meet their known wants ; they rank too high as workmen , they know too much to challenge criticism . Doubtless , this scale of sizes is about the best they can do with ...
... question the wisdom of the men who have selected these shop sizes to meet their known wants ; they rank too high as workmen , they know too much to challenge criticism . Doubtless , this scale of sizes is about the best they can do with ...
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... question may well be raised as to the wisdom of enforcing the metric system in trade generally . The practical mind of Americans has already dispensed with much useless stuff , coming to us with our old metrology ; is it not better to ...
... question may well be raised as to the wisdom of enforcing the metric system in trade generally . The practical mind of Americans has already dispensed with much useless stuff , coming to us with our old metrology ; is it not better to ...
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angle of repose boiler bottom cent clearance coal coefficient of friction compound engine condensation construction converter crank bearings crank pin cut-off diagram diameter disc economy efficiency empty pipette end quadrants equal feet Fluidity Experiments frictional resistance Frictional test furnace gases give half heat high-pressure cylinder horizontal pressure horse power hundred inch 5 lbs initial pressure iron locomotive loss low-pressure cylinder lubricant machine mean mean effective pressure MECHANICAL ENGINEERS metal metric system mid-stroke quadrants motion nearly obtained packing piston pressure piston rod pounds per square practice Pressure per sq Prof ratio of expansion reduced repairs represent required to empty return stroke revolutions revolutions per minute rings rotative effect sample Schneble Seconds required shaft single cylinder engine SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL square inch steam engine steam jacket stuffing box surfaces per minute temperature threads tion uniform valve Velocity of rubbing