The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines and Boilers, Marine, Locomotive, and Stationary, and Containing a Large Collection of Rules and Practical Data Relating to Recent Practice in Designing and Constructing All Kinds of Engines, Boilers, and Other Engineering Work. The Whole Constituting a Comprehensive Key to the Board of Trade and Other Examinations for Certificates of Competency in Modern Mechanical EngineeringC. Lockwood and Son, 1892 - 478 pages |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
absolute pressure air-pump average bolts carbon carbonic acid cast-iron cent centre chimney combustion condenser consumption of coal crank crank-shaft cubic feet cubic foot cylinder efficiency engine equal Example expansion factor of safety Fahr feed-water fire-box following formula fuel furnace furnace-tube gallons gases heating surface heating-surface high-pressure cylinder horse-power per hour hydrogen inch thick inches diameter indicated horse-power injector joint knots per hour Lancashire boiler length of stroke lever low-pressure cylinder marine boiler marine-engine natural draught nominal horse-power number of revolutions oxygen piston piston-rod pitch pressure in lbs pressure of steam pump quantity of water revolutions per minute rivets Rule safety-valve screw screw-propeller shaft shown in Fig slide-valve specific gravity speed square feet square foot square inch stays steam-boiler steel strength Table temperature tensile tensile strength tensile stress thickness of plate tons per square tube-plate tubes turbine units of heat valve velocity water evaporated weight wrought-iron
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