The Works' Manager's Hand-book of Modern Rules, Tables, and Data for Civil and Mechanical Engineers, Millwrights, and Boiler Makers; Tool Makers, Machinists, and Metal Workers; Iron and Brass Founders, Etc., Etc: In Six Sections: I. Stationary and Locomotive Steam Engines, Gas Engines. II. Hydraulic Memoranda; Pipes, Pumps, Waterpower. III. Millwork; Shafting, Gearing, Pulleys. IV. Steam-boilers, Safety Valves, Factory Chimneys. V. Heat, Warming and Ventilating; Melting, Cutting, and Finishing Metals; Alloys and Casting; Wheel-cutting; Screw-cutting. VI. Strength and Weight of Materials; Workshop Data, &c, Volume 6 |
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... effective pressure , Quantity of steam used by an engine . 17 Steam worked expansively Hyperbolic logarithms , table of . Condensation in steam cylinders Leaky pistons and valves . Clearance and Compression Cushioning Ratio of expansion ...
... effective pressure , Quantity of steam used by an engine . 17 Steam worked expansively Hyperbolic logarithms , table of . Condensation in steam cylinders Leaky pistons and valves . Clearance and Compression Cushioning Ratio of expansion ...
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... Effective work of pumps 96 The hydraulic mean depth 108 Diameter of pumps 96 Velocity and discharge of water through Length of stroke of pumps 96 pipes and channels 108 · Centrifrugal pumps 96 Loss of head due to friction 108 , 109 The ...
... Effective work of pumps 96 The hydraulic mean depth 108 Diameter of pumps 96 Velocity and discharge of water through Length of stroke of pumps 96 pipes and channels 108 · Centrifrugal pumps 96 Loss of head due to friction 108 , 109 The ...
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... effective mean pressure of the steam in lbs . per square inch , minus 3 lbs . per square inch for friction ; and by the speed of the piston in feet per minute . The product will be the number of foot - pounds per minute which the engine ...
... effective mean pressure of the steam in lbs . per square inch , minus 3 lbs . per square inch for friction ; and by the speed of the piston in feet per minute . The product will be the number of foot - pounds per minute which the engine ...
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... effective weight lifted is equal to the weight on the ascending end of the belt , minus the weight indicated by the spring- balance on the descending end . The effective weight multiplied by the circumferential velocity of the pulley in ...
... effective weight lifted is equal to the weight on the ascending end of the belt , minus the weight indicated by the spring- balance on the descending end . The effective weight multiplied by the circumferential velocity of the pulley in ...
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... Effective - Pressure . — In a non - condensing engine the pressure of the steam is opposed by that of the atmosphere , therefore only pressures above that of the atmosphere are effective for work , and a deduction must also be made for ...
... Effective - Pressure . — In a non - condensing engine the pressure of the steam is opposed by that of the atmosphere , therefore only pressures above that of the atmosphere are effective for work , and a deduction must also be made for ...
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