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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... thing which ought to be done . We desire , I suppose , to create a demand for our steam engines and our manufacturing machinery on the con- tinent of Europe . " " But a steam engine or a machine , all of whose parts are measured in ...
... thing which ought to be done . We desire , I suppose , to create a demand for our steam engines and our manufacturing machinery on the con- tinent of Europe . " " But a steam engine or a machine , all of whose parts are measured in ...
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... things are related to the accomplishment of man's purposes and are varied to conformity with the inflexible laws of mechanics for different motors , strains , and materials ; no change of system will alter in the least their dimensions ...
... things are related to the accomplishment of man's purposes and are varied to conformity with the inflexible laws of mechanics for different motors , strains , and materials ; no change of system will alter in the least their dimensions ...
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... things ; I am speaking only of machine - shop practice . The unit of measurement in France and in Germany is the milli- meter . It is not and cannot be the meter for the following reason : The great majority of all sizes used in the ...
... things ; I am speaking only of machine - shop practice . The unit of measurement in France and in Germany is the milli- meter . It is not and cannot be the meter for the following reason : The great majority of all sizes used in the ...
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... things , even in scales . The unwritten law of most machine shops is to make every drawing as large as possible , as near full size as the nature of the subject and the dimensions of the paper used will permit . We have in our drawing ...
... things , even in scales . The unwritten law of most machine shops is to make every drawing as large as possible , as near full size as the nature of the subject and the dimensions of the paper used will permit . We have in our drawing ...
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... thing , viz . , the fewest possi- ble figures that can be used to express dimensions clearly , the easier it is to work to the drawing , and the less liability to make mistakes . Beautiful as is a decimal system in calculation , and we ...
... thing , viz . , the fewest possi- ble figures that can be used to express dimensions clearly , the easier it is to work to the drawing , and the less liability to make mistakes . Beautiful as is a decimal system in calculation , and we ...
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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