The Engineer's Handy-book: Containing a Full Explanation of the Steam-engine Indicator, and Its Use and Advantages to Engineers and Steam Users. With Formulæ for Estimating the Power of All Classes of Steam-engines; Also, Facts, Figures, Questions, and Tables for Engineers who Wish to Qualify Themselves for the United States Navy, the Revenue Service, the Mercantile Marine, Or to Take Charge of the Better Class of Stationary Steam-engines. With IllustrationsE. Claxton, 1884 - 675 sivua |
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... passes . The centre of gravity of an ir- regular body may be determined , experimentally , by suspend- ing it successively from any two points , and , after it has come to a state of rest , or is in equilibrium , drawing , by means of a ...
... passes . The centre of gravity of an ir- regular body may be determined , experimentally , by suspend- ing it successively from any two points , and , after it has come to a state of rest , or is in equilibrium , drawing , by means of a ...
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... pass before the board of examiners a thorough examination upon the subjects prescribed for second assistant engineers , and be able to explain the principles , peculi- arities , functions , and uses of the different kinds of valves and ...
... pass before the board of examiners a thorough examination upon the subjects prescribed for second assistant engineers , and be able to explain the principles , peculi- arities , functions , and uses of the different kinds of valves and ...
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... pass any examination . They are all employed in the first place as firemen or brakemen , and their promotion to the charge of a loco- motive depends on their sobriety , industry , and endurance . On most railroads they are required to ...
... pass any examination . They are all employed in the first place as firemen or brakemen , and their promotion to the charge of a loco- motive depends on their sobriety , industry , and endurance . On most railroads they are required to ...
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... passing from a liquid at 212 ° to steam at 212 ° receives as much heat as would be sufficient to raise it through 990 ° , if that heat , instead of being latent , had been sen- sible , and 990 ° + 212 = 1202 ° is the whole amount of the ...
... passing from a liquid at 212 ° to steam at 212 ° receives as much heat as would be sufficient to raise it through 990 ° , if that heat , instead of being latent , had been sen- sible , and 990 ° + 212 = 1202 ° is the whole amount of the ...
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... passing out of the cylinder after the first rush is over , should not have to travel faster than 100 feet per second ; but with some de- signs of engines the velocity of the steam may be greater , without creating injurious back ...
... passing out of the cylinder after the first rush is over , should not have to travel faster than 100 feet per second ; but with some de- signs of engines the velocity of the steam may be greater , without creating injurious back ...
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