The works' managers' hand-book of modern rules, tables, and data for civil and mechanical engineers ... etc1885 |
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... surface 167 159 , 160 Dome of boilers . 167 160 Quality of plates for Cornish and 160 Lancashire boilers 167 , 168 ... surfaces 165 Adamson's flanged seam 178 Diameter of stay - bolts 165 Expansion hoop for furnace - tubes . 178 Working ...
... surface 167 159 , 160 Dome of boilers . 167 160 Quality of plates for Cornish and 160 Lancashire boilers 167 , 168 ... surfaces 165 Adamson's flanged seam 178 Diameter of stay - bolts 165 Expansion hoop for furnace - tubes . 178 Working ...
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... surfaces are heated to a temperature approaching more or less that of the steam . Re - evaporation takes place during the whole time of exhaust , because the steam , when CONDENSATION IN STEAM CYLINDERS . 5 Resistance to traction ...
... surfaces are heated to a temperature approaching more or less that of the steam . Re - evaporation takes place during the whole time of exhaust , because the steam , when CONDENSATION IN STEAM CYLINDERS . 5 Resistance to traction ...
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... surfaces , instead of moving the piston . Con- densation also goes on in the cylinder , due to the performance of work during expansion in driving the piston . The steam falls in temperature owing to its change in volume during ...
... surfaces , instead of moving the piston . Con- densation also goes on in the cylinder , due to the performance of work during expansion in driving the piston . The steam falls in temperature owing to its change in volume during ...
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... surface is made so small that capillary attraction does not properly take place between the valve and its seat . Clearance between the piston and the cylinder covers and the space occupied by the steam passages cause considerable loss ...
... surface is made so small that capillary attraction does not properly take place between the valve and its seat . Clearance between the piston and the cylinder covers and the space occupied by the steam passages cause considerable loss ...
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... surface width of sliding surface multiplied by 3 or 4 . Wrought - Iron Crosshead , Fig . 3. - For 2 slidebars , viz . one above and one below the crosshead , the slide - blocks being adjustable by lock- nuts on the slideblock - pin ...
... surface width of sliding surface multiplied by 3 or 4 . Wrought - Iron Crosshead , Fig . 3. - For 2 slidebars , viz . one above and one below the crosshead , the slide - blocks being adjustable by lock- nuts on the slideblock - pin ...
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