Papin's digester, and formed a species of steam-engine by fixing upon it a syringe, one-third of an inch diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester, or shut it off at pleasure, as well as to open... The steam engine - Page 31de Robert Scott Burn - 1854Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| John Robison - 1822 - 766 pages
...steam-engine by fixing upon it a syringe one-third of an inch diameter, with a solid, phton, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester,...steam contained in the syringe might escape. When th« communication between the digester and syringe was opened, the steam entered the syringe, and... | |
| John Robison - 1822 - 766 pages
...upon it a syringe one-third of an inch diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cork to admit the steam from the digester, or shut it off...syringe might escape. When the communication between the digester and syringe was opened, tha steam entered the syringe, and by its action upon the piston raised... | |
| John Robison - 1822 - 736 pages
...steam from the digesUr, or shut it oil' at pleuure, as well as to open a communication from the iuside of the syringe to the open air, by which the steam...might escape. When the communication between, the digester and syringe was opened, the steam entered the syringe, and by its action upon the piston raised... | |
| 1825 - 490 pages
...furnished also with a cock to admit the •team from the digester, or shut it off at pleasure, as well a* to open a communication from the inside of the syringe...syringe might escape. When the communication between the syringe and digester wan opened, the steam entered the syringe, and by its action upon the piston raised... | |
| Elijah Galloway - 1826 - 250 pages
...engine, by fixing upon it a syringe one third of an inch in diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester,...upon the piston, raised a considerable weight (15 Ibs.) with which it was loaded. When this was raised as high as was thought proper, the communication... | |
| Luke Herbert - 1826 - 408 pages
...engine, by fixing upon it a syringe one third of an inch in diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester,...upon the piston, raised a considerable weight (15 Ibs.) with which it was loaded. When this was raised as high as was thought proper, the communication... | |
| Elijah Galloway - 1828 - 236 pages
...engine, by fixing upon it a syringe one third of an inch in diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester,...upon the piston, raised a considerable weight (15 IDS,) with which it was loaded. When this was raised as high as was thought proper, the communication... | |
| Robert Stuart - 1829 - 372 pages
...Engine, by fixing upon it a syringe one third of an inch in diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester,...syringe might escape. When the communication between the syringe and digester was opened, the steam entered the syringe, and by its action upon the piston raised... | |
| Elijah Galloway - 1829 - 890 pages
...engine, by fixing upon it a syringe one third of an inch in diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester,...action upon the piston, raised a considerable weight (fifteen pounds) with which it was loaded. When this was raised as high as was thought proper, the... | |
| Luke Hebert - 1835 - 938 pages
...steam-engine, by fixing upon it a r'nge, one-third of an inch in diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished with a cock to admit the steam from the digester, or shut it off at pleasure, as well es to open a communication from the inside of the syringe to the open air, by which the steam contained... | |
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